Texas-sized

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Texas-sized is an expression that can be used in two ways: to describe something that is approximately the size of the U.S. state of Texas,[1][2] or to describe something (usually but not always originating from Texas) that is large compared to other objects of its type.[3][4][5]

Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, with an area of 268,820 square miles (696,200 km²)[6] and a growing population of 23.9 million. [7] It was the largest U.S. state, until Alaska became a state in 1959. The physical size of the state and the bigger-than-life attitude of some of its inhabitants has led to the saying that "Everything is bigger in Texas".[8][9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Texas-sized Hurricane Dean spins toward Yucatan", CNN.com. 
  2. ^ "Floating, Texas-sized garbage patch threatens Pacific marine sanctuary", ars technica. 
  3. ^ "Texas-Sized Supercomputer to Break Computing Power Record", Wired.com. 
  4. ^ "Dems in Texas-sized showdown", ABC News. 
  5. ^ "A Texas-Sized Battle: Evolution vs. ID", CBNnews.com. 
  6. ^ Facts (2008-2009 ed.), Texas Almanac, 2008, <http://www.texasalmanac.com/facts/>. Retrieved on 29 April 2008 
  7. ^ Texas QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau, US Census, 2006, <http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=04000US48&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=040&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=>. Retrieved on 28 April 2007 
  8. ^ "Everything is bigger in Texas", CafePress. 
  9. ^ "Even spiders know everything is bigger in Texas", NPR.org. 
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