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Word: mex (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...ride north within minutes of crossing - have stirred up serious opposition. South Texans are happy with the soft barrier provided by nature - the Rio Grande - and enjoy a long history of easy commerce from one side of the border to the other and back again. In other words, Tex-Mex is more than a style of cooking down there - it's an entire culture, and what looks like a bright line on the map is actually an indefinite blend of one nation into another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Border Fence: A Texas Turf War | 5/21/2008 | See Source »

Eventually, I succumbed to the power of the Dark Side. Much as someone craving a hearty steak is forced to settle for the crap that HUDS serves up, I—primed by the beautiful memories of fresh-Mex food produced by a certain Denver-based restaurant chain—forced myself to down the flavorless cardboard that Qdoba passes off as burritos...

Author: By Karan Lodha | Title: Revenge of the Chips | 3/4/2008 | See Source »

...kitchen section, low, faux-granite counters display small appliances in a similar open style. With this design, Wal-Mart has adapted a strategy created by its highly successful Mexican operation, Wal-Mex (which Castro-Wright used to run), that groups domestic wares by room. Wal-Mart recently told analysts that "comp" sales in the newly designed section are doing 3.33 percentage points better than in the old-model sections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Restoring Wal-Mart | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...mayonnaise). The burgers on Lucille's menu are the classics - a dozen variations on a generous 4/10th of a pound beef patty with lettuce, tomato and onion on the side. The menu also has American staples like vegetarian salads, cheesecake and iced tea, as well as Tex-Mex offerings, an echo of Lucille's years at Rosita's, a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Barstow, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World's Best Hamburger Is in Egypt | 7/3/2007 | See Source »

...topped the pop and country charts with Before the Next Teardrop Falls; of lung cancer; in Corpus Christi, Texas. Born Baldemar Huerta to migrant parents in South Texas, he based his stage name on the brand of his guitar and later joined two critically acclaimed Tex-Mex bands, the Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 23, 2006 | 10/15/2006 | See Source »

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