De Soto

American  

[duh soh-toh, de saw-taw] / də ˈsoʊ toʊ, dɛ ˈsɔ tɔ /

noun

1. Hernando or Fernando c1500–42, Spanish soldier and explorer in America.

2. a city in NE Texas.

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De Soto British  

/ de ˈsoto, də ˈsəʊtəʊ /

noun

1. Also: Fernando De Soto. Hernando (ɛrˈnando). ?1500–42, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Mississippi River (1541)

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De Soto

DWP said the affected area in the San Fernando Valley extends between Rinaldi Street in the south, Balboa Boulevard to the east and De Soto Avenue in the west.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

Abingdon-based Nexeon will supply the material to Panasonic Energy Co’s $4 billion De Soto, Kansas plant, which is slated to open in early 2025.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023

Rock was being brought to the scene from nearby quarries to build a platform for providing officials with access to remove the train, said De Soto Fire Chief Chris Mussatti.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

Her mice, though undressed, look a bit like William Steig’s Doctor De Soto or his Abel from “Abel’s Island.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022

Felicia del Pino Felicia del Pino, her head a spiky anarchy of miniature pink rollers, pounds the horn of her 1952 De Soto as she pulls up to the little house by the sea.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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