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Juárez

American  
[wahr-ez, hwah-res] / ˈwɑr ɛz, ˈʰwɑ rɛs /

noun

  1. Benito (Pablo) 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.

  2. Ciudad. Ciudad Juárez.


Juárez 1 British  
/ ˈxwarɛθ /

noun

  1. short for Ciudad Juárez

"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

Juárez 2 British  
/ ˈxwarɛθ /

noun

  1. Benito Pablo (beˈnito ˈpaβlo). 1806–72, Mexican statesman. As president (1861–65; 1867–72) he thwarted Napoleon III's attempt to impose an empire under Maximilian and introduced many reforms

"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

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Underscoring their dual affinity: Two Mexican Americans played for the U.S. national team — one from Ciudad Juárez and another from El Paso — and two more played for the Mexican team.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Efraín Juárez, then the coach of Pumas, was asked about the possibility of his team ending a long title drought.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

On the streets of Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez, the Chinese cars are already plentiful.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

She called me days after his death, while she was still living in a shelter in the largely cartel-controlled Mexican border town of Juárez.

From Slate Jan. 15, 2026

They don’t make any stops at all on the almost-four-hour stretch between Monahans, Texas—where Scoob and G’ma’s trip ended—and Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua, Mexico.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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