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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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Shortstop Jake Waco, who transferred from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame last season, has been effective as a fielder and hitter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 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

This spring, his doctor at Waco Family Medicine, a local clinic, referred him to a rheumatologist after gout swelled his hands to the point that he struggled to sleep or eat, Whitfield said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Since its inception, the church has formed other campuses in east Fort Worth, Dallas, Waco and Austin.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

“There was this old bridge jus’ outside Waco, Texas, that everyone knowed was only a matter of time ’fore it went down.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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