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Los Angeles
Los Angelesnouna seaport in SW California.
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Los Angeles
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The scene of the Watts Riots in 1965 and of another serious riot in 1992, triggered by the acquittal of white police officers accused of beating an African-American man named Rodney King.
A center of the entertainment industry; Hollywood is a district of Los Angeles.
Second most populous city in the United States.
Los Angeles suffers from serious smog pollution created by industry and large numbers of automobiles.
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Raman had only visited Los Angeles for the first time a year before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
A decade later, Drake would eventually let go of the property, selling it to Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Matthew Stafford in a packaged deal that also included a Hidden Hills estate.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Despite the bolstered tax incentives, local film and TV production in the Los Angeles area continues on a downward trend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
In 2007, Drake unsuccessfully attempted to look for the home while he was visiting Los Angeles.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Maybe in this moment the angels of Los Angeles have gathered to watch over me.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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"The strike is extended because negotiations are blocked," said union leader Maria de los Angeles Rodriguez.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2023
De los Angeles said the grant application appeared to include timber harvesting plans that the tribe never agreed to and unrealistic claims about outcomes for vulnerable communities.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
“The Tribe is willingly jeopardizing its ability to receive these financial resources by speaking out about Forterra’s actions,” but has “an ethical and legal duty” to do so, de los Angeles wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
María de los Angeles Resendiz, a grandmother of 10 from the state of Mexico, will support López Obrador without hesitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
But the birds we went in search of had flown; and during the remainder of my stay in La Puebla de los Angeles, I never more set eyes upon my quaint challenger.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Mayne Reid
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