Acapulco
Americannoun
noun
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A fashionable resort known for its beaches and water sports, which include cliff diving.
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The Norwegian also lost a week ago during the first round of the Acapulco Open, falling to Chinese qualifier Yibing Wu in straight sets.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
In October 2023, at least 50 people were killed in Mexico during Hurricane Otis, a category 5 hurricane that battered Acapulco, also on Guerrero's Pacific coast.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025
Born in the coastal resort of Acapulco, his parents took him to the US when he was just six-months-old.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
Oberon and Pagliai built a stunning villa in Acapulco, and she shifted to hosting star-studded parties covered by Vogue and Life magazine.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
The trip had been a difficult one, and it cost him over seven thousand dollars: He had flown from Quito to Guatemala, then taken a boat to Acapulco.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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