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Brazos

American  
[brah-zohs, braz-uhs, brey-zuhs] / ˈbrɑ zoʊs, ˈbræz əs, ˈbreɪ zəs /

noun

  1. a river flowing SE from N Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. 870 miles (1,400 km) long.


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The Brazos Midland platform includes 600,000 dedicated acres that are also supported by long-term, fixed-fee contracts with an average remaining term of over 12 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Rapp, 26, was passed by a car which suddenly came to a stop then reversed into her, according to the Brazos County sheriff's office.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

“Even though a challenge is filed, doesn't mean that you will be automatically dropped,” said Trudy Hancock, the Brazos County elections administrator.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2024

“The style, the myopic sentences: I realized I could use those to tell the stories I wanted to tell,” said Haber, speaking from Houston’s Brazos Bookstore, where he is the operations manager.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2022

He rose to shop foreman and then had quit the previous summer to start his own company, Brazos Door & Hardware.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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