Paz

American  

[pahz, pahs] / pɑz, pɑs /

noun

1. Octavio 1914–98, Mexican poet and essayist: Nobel Prize 1990.

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Paz British  

/ pas /

noun

1. Octavio (ɔkˈtaβjo). 1914–98, Mexican poet and essayist. His poems include the cycle Piedra de Sol (1957) and Blanco (1967). Nobel prize for literature 1990

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Yildiz and Paz will continue to be realistic targets moving forward.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Paz succeeded in quelling the unrest by declaring a state of emergency in June.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Paz told 404 Media that company management had assured him they weren’t feeding information to agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a falsehood he passed on to city governments in his sales pitch.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Kevin Paz, who has been sleeping on the 51st Street overpass in South L.A., said he used to live a few blocks away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Everyone in La Paz remembers the return of the family; there may be some old ones who saw it, but those whose fathers and whose grandfathers told it to them remember it nevertheless.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck