De Soto
Americannoun
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Hernando or Fernando c1500–42, Spanish soldier and explorer in America.
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a city in NE Texas.
noun
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It looked like another afternoon commute at the bustling intersection of De Soto Avenue and Nordhoff Street on Tuesday when Metro Bus Line 166 crossed into the intersection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
Rock is being brought to the scene from nearby quarries to build a platform to move the derailed cars, Chris Mussatti, the De Soto fire chief, said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
About fifty settlements existed in this strip of the Mississippi when De Soto showed up, according to Anne Ramenofsky, an archaeologist at the University of New Mexico.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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