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Burbank

American  
[bur-bangk] / ˈbɜrˌbæŋk /

noun

  1. Luther, 1849–1926, U.S. horticulturist and plant breeder.

  2. a city in SW California.

  3. a town in central Illinois.


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By 2019, Fraire was employed at World Market in Burbank and working toward a psychology degree at Glendale Community College with the goal of eventually becoming a psychologist, according to court records and interviews.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Fraire attended school in San Diego after graduating from Burbank, Pulgarin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The Walt Disney Co. has begun a broad round of layoffs, which will result in 1,000 jobs being cut across multiple divisions within the Burbank entertainment giant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Much of the discussion at the Burbank hearing focused on a possible federal production tax incentive to help bring jobs back to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Tract 14,” he said, which was in the middle of the rich Burbank field.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann