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Waco

American  
[wey-koh] / ˈweɪ koʊ /

noun

  1. a city in central Texas, on the Brazos River.


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Wilson, who was born in Waco, Texas, and spent his career from the late 1960s on in New York, has hardly been more than a blip in his own country during the last decade.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

Before she became an educator at UT–Arlington, she spent decades as a forensic analyst working high-profile cases such as the Branch Davidian siege in Waco.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

Among many of the Waco rally attendees, that was a common theme.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2026

While the Air Force hasn’t acknowledged that L3Harris is doing the work, the plane has been spotted by media and aviation enthusiasts at a company facility in Waco, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

When her father had taken her for a ride at age 12 in a rebuilt, open-cockpit Waco biplane, she had fallen in love with flying.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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