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Altoona

American  
[al-too-nuh] / ælˈtu nə /

noun

  1. a city in central Pennsylvania.


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An Altoona police officer, Christy Wasser, told the court that the city police department didn’t think it needed a search warrant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

A worker who handled security cameras at the McDonald's in Altoona testified as well.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

The McDonald’s in Altoona has since resumed normal operations, its place in the narrative already fading.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

The negative reviews — many invoking rats and unclean kitchens — spoke less to the specific events in Altoona and more to a pervasive frustration.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

In the same way after we had occupied the four-roomed house, Uncle Hogan having passed away, we were able to restore Aunt Hogan to her old home when we removed to Altoona.

From Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Van Dyke, John Charles