Texas Rangers

British

plural noun

the state police of Texas, originally formed in the 19th century to defend outlying regions against Indians and Mexicans and to fight lawlessness

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His Hall of Fame cap features the Texas Rangers, his team for five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Tom Hicks: Liverpool co-owner from 2007 to 2010 also had spells owning ice hockey team the Dallas Stars and baseball team the Texas Rangers.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Just before Thanksgiving, president of baseball operations David Stearns shipped out another fan favorite, homegrown outfielder Brandon Nimmo, to the Texas Rangers in exchange for 35-year-old second baseman Marcus Semien.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

In the Dodgers’ 1-0 win against the Texas Rangers, it proved to be the right-hander’s last one of the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

You may not have heard of the rangers of the 1600s before, but you may know about the Texas Rangers baseball team.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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