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El Centro

American  
[el sen-troh] / ɛl ˈsɛn troʊ /

noun

  1. a city in S California.


Example Sentences

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Pinetop-Lakeside is located roughly eight hours east of El Centro and two hours north of Globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

After the Pretti shooting, Bovino was sent back to his posting in El Centro, Calif., and Scott was one of the officials sent to Minneapolis to help lower the temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Before he rose to national prominence, Bovino, as chief of Border Patrol’s El Centro sector, oversaw the small stretch of the border the sheep inhabit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

In 2020, he became sector chief for the El Centro region, a sleepy California stretch considered a backwater because so few immigrants attempt to cross illegally there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Bob saw as he turned into the Bungalow Court at El Centro a youngish woman in white sitting on the second porch.

From The Desert Fiddler by Hamby, William H. (William Henry)