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El Paso

American  
[el pas-oh] / ɛl ˈpæs oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W Texas, on the Rio Grande.


El Paso British  
/ ɛl ˈpæsəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W Texas, on the Rio Grande opposite Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Pop: 584 113 (2003 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

El Paso Cultural  
  1. City in Texas on the border between Mexico and the United States.


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Players like Édgar Castillo and Alejandro Zendejas — born in Juárez but raised in El Paso — represented “El Tri” up to the U-23 level, then switched and played for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

The number of flights - predominantly to El Paso, Texas - is reducing monthly.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Alexis Maurel, a researcher at the University of Texas at El Paso, has published fundamental research on this topic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

In remarks at the University of Texas at El Paso on Wednesday, Dallas Fed president Lorie Logan said she believes it’s taking too long for inflation to return to the central bank’s 2% target.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

There are more black people here than in El Paso.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

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