Paz

American

[pahz, pahs] / pɑz, pɑs /

noun

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

Paz British

/ pas /

noun

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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Cooperation was halted in 2008 amid a diplomatic spat, however recently elected center-right President Rodrigo Paz has sought closer ties with the United States.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Lethal anywhere in the final third, only Como's Nico Paz has more league goals from outside the box than Semenyo's four this term.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

La Paz, the UFW headquarters in Kern County where Chávez moved the union operations in the 1970s, is a national monument.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

A Bolivian military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed while landing near La Paz on February 27, leaving at least 24 people dead.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The Iglesia San Juan Bautista de Paz y Misericordia was up the street from our house.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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