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Cabrillo

American  
[kuh-bree-oh, -breel-yoh] / kəˈbri oʊ, -ˈbril joʊ /

noun

  1. Juan Rodríguez Joao Rodrigues Cabrilho, 1499?–1543, Spanish explorer, born in Portugal: discovered California.


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Edison 48, Long Beach Cabrillo 45: Jackie Oei made a three-pointer at the buzzer to deliver victory for Edison.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

Page also directed an anniversary production of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” locally at the Cabrillo Music Theatre in Thousand Oaks.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2024

An estimated 8 million gallons overflowed manholes and streamed into storm drains that empty into the Dominguez Channel, which terminates at Cabrillo Beach, Langpap said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2024

The crash occurred a few miles from the Half Moon Bay Airport on the Cabrillo Highway, Hallworth said.

From Seattle Times Jan. 15, 2024

I didn’t really see Cabrillo Homes for what it was until I started high school, a few years later.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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