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El Paso

American  
[el pas-oh] / ɛl ˈpæs oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W Texas, on the Rio Grande.

El Paso British  
/ ɛl ˈpæsəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W Texas, on the Rio Grande opposite Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Pop: 584 113 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
El Paso Cultural  

  1. City in Texas on the border between Mexico and the United States.

Example Sentences

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New research from The University of Texas at El Paso suggests that habit may come with an unexpected downside.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Meta increased its El Paso data center investment to over $10 billion from $1.5 billion, part of 31 U.S. projects.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

One planned warehouse, also in El Paso, would hold up to 8,500 people, according to government documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

New locations are coming to El Paso, Albuquerque, Dallas and Denver, and the company is in talks with potential franchise partners in the Midwest and Northeast, spokesperson Brittney Shaffer told The Times in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The trinity blast was heard in El Paso, Texas, 150 miles from the explosion.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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