Burbank
Americannoun
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Luther, 1849–1926, U.S. horticulturist and plant breeder.
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a city in SW California.
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a town in central Illinois.
Example Sentences
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By then, the centrifugal forces of real estate and density were sending academies farther and farther out of town — to Glendora, Van Nuys, Monterey Park, Burbank.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Starbucks said it is closing regional corporate offices in Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and Burbank, Calif.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
L.A. could lose tourists to nearby cities like Culver City and Burbank, which had lower hotel tax rates than those proposed by Measure TT, according to an April 2025 report by the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Burbank approved a temporary moratorium on new gun dealers in 2022 after concerns emerged about the concentration of shops there following that year’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Marland, the oil baron who found the Burbank field, had built a twenty-two-room mansion in Ponca City, then abandoned it for an even bigger one.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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