Laredo

[ luh-rey-doh ]

/ ləˈreɪ doʊ /

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noun

a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.

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Words nearby Laredo

lardon, lard pig, lardy, lardy cake, lardy-dardy, Laredo, Lares, lares and penates, Largactil, largando, large

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How to use Laredo in a sentence

The Laredo facility, owned by Midwest Sterilization Corporation, was one of those 23.
The EPA Has Identified 23 U.S. Facilities Whose Toxic Air Pollution Puts People at Risk|by Kiah Collier and Maya Miller|August 4, 2022|ProPublica
In 2009, Arredondo left his hometown again, this time for Webb County, another border community about two and a half hours south, which is home to the larger city of Laredo.
How Uvalde Schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo Went From Local Public Servant to National Pariah|Jasmine Aguilera|July 22, 2022|Time
Gloria Jackson, a Laredo resident, told The Daily Beast she was historically an avid Cuellar supporter.
This Conservative Dem Is Hoping His Name Will Save Him on Election Day|Ursula Perano|February 28, 2022|The Daily Beast
My hometown, Laredo, was at one point ranked worst in the nation for active cases per capita, despite being the first city in the country to issue a mask mandate.
My Kids Can't Get Vaccinated Yet, and I'm Barely Keeping It Together|Katie Gutierrez|December 20, 2021|Time

In another example, a Laredo, Texas, man assaulted his mother, then opened fire on police with his Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 rifle in July 2020.
What New Data On Gun Recoveries Can Tell Us About Increased Violence In 2020|Champe Barton|December 8, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
What about the fact that, well, some business owners would rather live on the Lower East Side than Laredo?
Rick Perry Is Coming for Your Job|David Freedlander|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Turned out, I found out later, Z-40 had a weak point: his baby born in some hospital in the United States, likely in Laredo.
On the Hunt for Treviño Morales, Zetas Leader|Alfredo Corchado|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In December 2010, 153 inmates escaped from a prison in Nuevo Laredo with the assistance of 41 guards.
Convicts Hunted After Mexican Prison Break Near Border|Christine Pelisek|September 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Lack of faith in government and violence have led many Mexicans to flee Nuevo Laredo and move to Texas.
Mexico Voters Come Out to Elect a New President Despite Drug Violence|Teresa Puente|July 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Julio Gonzalez, 62, worked as a janitor at a high school in Nuevo Laredo.
Mexico Voters Come Out to Elect a New President Despite Drug Violence|Teresa Puente|July 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It took our lumbering train many days to reach Laredo, a distance of about one hundred and sixty miles from Corpus Christi.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete|General Philip Henry Sheridan
In ten minutes the train was off again for Laredo, the end of the road.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
Only it's onavailable to 'llustrate the illyoosage I suffers at the hands of my Laredo wife.'
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis
You see they're kin to my Laredo wife, me an' Ed both marryin' into the same tribe.
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis
You could be doin' it, you know, while I'm down in Laredo, treating with them hostiles for possession.'
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for Laredo

Laredo

/ (ləˈreɪdəʊ) /

noun

a city in the US, in Texas, on the Mexican border: founded by the Spanish in 1755 on the Rio Grande. Pop: 197 488 (2003 est)

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