Maricopa
Americannoun
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a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
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the Yuman language of the Maricopa.
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Officers resumed the search the next morning with the help of the Maricopa County sheriff’s search and rescue team and air unit, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025
A related lawsuit cost Maricopa taxpayers more than $300 million, and the sheriff’s office still operates under federal oversight.
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2024
That includes Republican Bill Gates – no relation to the Microsoft founder – who as supervisor of Maricopa County, Arizona, found himself on the receiving end of threats in 2020 and 2022.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
She volunteered for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department and helped to process passports, realizing that “a lot of people need a voice because they don’t have it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024
There was us and the highway and the desert and the sun blazing above the Maricopa Mountains.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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