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Tacoma

American  
[tuh-koh-muh] / təˈkoʊ mə /

noun

  1. a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.

  2. Mount. Rainier, Mount.


Tacoma British  
/ təˈkəʊmə /

noun

  1. a port in W Washington, on Puget Sound: industrial centre. Pop: 196 790 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At around 10:30 p.m. that evening, eight passengers piled into Soleau’s 2015 Toyota Tacoma, including three people in the bed of the truck, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

The Japanese auto maker currently produces the Tacoma in Texas and Mexico, so it will be shifting production from south of the border.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The company plans to build a second assembly line for the Tacoma at the San Antonio plant where it currently assembles larger pickups and SUVs, adding 2,000 jobs, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Expedia searches for Tacoma, Wash., also more than doubled this year.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

Almost the only person who believed that something really bad might happen was Jack Hyde, a geology professor at a community college in Tacoma.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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