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Amarillo

American  
[am-uh-ril-oh] / ˌæm əˈrɪl oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in NW Texas.


Amarillo British  
/ ˌæməˈrɪləʊ /

noun

  1. an industrial city in NW Texas. Pop: 178 612 (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

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Amarillo billionaire Alex Fairly, meanwhile, had maxed out to Paxton’s direct campaign account with a $7,000 donation in the spring; in late August, he gave $274,300 to Paxton’s joint fundraising committee.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Paxton filed a lawsuit in Amarillo, more than 700 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, where Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has heard nearly all cases since Trump appointed him to the bench in 2018.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

That design element is a salute to the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, where 10 vintage Cadillacs are buried nose-first in the ground that to many resembles a 20th century Stonehenge.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

After a tipoff that a major new oil discovery had been made in Hutchinson County, some 50 miles northeast of Amarillo, the businessman and developer A.P.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Her folks had come west from Amarillo, Texas, and had made a little money in the aircraft plants but not enough yet to get out of Cabrillo Homes.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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