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Texan

British  
/ ˈtɛksən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Texas

"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

adjective

  1. of or relating to Texas or its inhabitants

"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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Jocelyn Penque, a UK-based Texan dating coach and founder of Dating Classroom, has been trying to resolve this confused picture of profiles containing false information and AI interventions.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“The scale of the Texan push for data centers is difficult to overstate,” he said in a Tuesday note.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The native Texan was born in El Paso, but spent the first few years of her life just across the Mexican border in Ciudad Juárez.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

He could come across as a Californian, a Texan, or a Southerner, though he also trained on the New York stage and had no difficulty portraying a New York network executive in “Network.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“What are you fellas talkin' about?” the Texan asked nervously.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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