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

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024

The Bears will spend a lot of time along the banks of the Brazos River this season, with their first four games at home and a record eight overall.

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Authorities said there was no evidence of a chemical spill or release of any kind and water samples taken from the Intracoastal Canal and near the Brazos River locks contained almost no dissolved oxygen.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

“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

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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