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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Despite the expense, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has never hit those benchmarks.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025
“Our investigation will be in cooperation with the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner, which will ultimately determine the cause of death.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025
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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