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Ciudad Juárez

American  
[syoo-thahth hwah-res] / sjuˈðɑð ˈʰwɑ rɛs /

noun

  1. a city in N Mexico, across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.


Ciudad Juárez British  
/ siuˈðað ˈxwarɛs /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1888): El Paso del Norte.  a city in N Mexico, in Chihuahua state on the Río Grande, opposite El Paso, Texas. Pop: 1 469 000 (2005 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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Globalization in general boosted corporate profit margins, whether it was call centers in Manila, car factories in Ciudad Juárez or iPhone assembly in Shenzhen.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The native Texan was born in El Paso, but spent the first few years of her life just across the Mexican border in Ciudad Juárez.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

The new policy changed the plans of Ibeth María del Villar San Juan, who arrived in Ciudad Juárez from Venezuela on Monday with her husband and 8-year-old daughter.

From New York Times Jun. 6, 2024

The family arrived in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico — across the border from El Paso, Texas — on Dec. 1, 2022, following a six-month journey across seven countries and thousands of miles.

From Salon May 2, 2024

They don’t make any stops at all on the almost-four-hour stretch between Monahans, Texas—where Scoob and G’ma’s trip ended—and Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua, Mexico.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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