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Brazos

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[brah-zohs, braz-uhs, bray-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

She is intimate with its maps and vernaculars, and the way summer settles hard on the north-central plains along the Brazos River south of Horseshoe Bend near Granbury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024

In Brazos, a group of activists has challenged more than 1,000.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024

So, instead of turning right on Brazos, I just kept going until I hit our old elementary school.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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