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National City

American  

noun

  1. a city in SW California, near San Diego.


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A member of a Homeland Security task force was hospitalized with a “possible sternum fracture” after being hit by a car in November in National City, just outside of San Diego, according to DHS.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

When Mitchell started his career at the bank’s stock-and-bond subsidiary, National City was already the largest bank in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Mr. Reyes, 18, had been at their home in National City, just south of San Diego, when the water rushed in and quickly rose to his waist.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The placement of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, along with its more than 5,000 crew members, was corrected so that it’s in National City, rather than in neighboring San Diego.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

All I cared about now was putting miles between me and National City and getting played like how I did.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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