El Centro
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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According to the search warrant affidavit, Abatti’s truck was spotted on license plate readers on Nov. 20 heading south in El Centro, leaving the area of his hunting grounds at about 1:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Bovino was sent back down to El Centro and lost his social media privileges, where he had long posted cringe-inducing videos about what a swell guy he was.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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
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
He smiled doggishly as he picked up the phone, called El Centro, and asked for Mrs. Evelyn Barnett.
From The Desert Fiddler by Hamby, William H. (William Henry)
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