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El Segundo

American  
[el suh-guhn-doh, -goon-] / ɛl səˈgʌn doʊ, -ˈgʊn- /

noun

  1. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.


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Last October, a roaring blast and fire at Chevron’s El Segundo plant stayed within the refinery footprint but the noise shook the neighborhood and turned the sky sunset-orange, then smoky.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

According to the lawsuit, Matthew Kittle dropped off his 23-month-old son, referred to by the initials C.K., at the Bay Club’s El Segundo Clubhouse around 8:30 a.m. on March 17, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Hermeus, which is developing hypersonic aircraft for the military, is moving its headquarters from Atlanta to El Segundo to access the Southern California aerospace talent pool.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

“It is certainly hard to believe that little company that started in a warehouse in El Segundo is now going public with the largest IPO ever,” he said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

That seems to be what happened following the discoveries he made in El Segundo.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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