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Whittier

American

[hwit-ee-er, wit-] / ˈʰwɪt i ər, ˈwɪt- /

noun

John Greenleaf 1807–92, U.S. poet.
a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.

Whittier British

/ ˈwɪtɪə /

noun

John Greenleaf. 1807–92, US poet and humanitarian: a leading campaigner in the antislavery movement. His poems include Snow-Bound (1866)

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Whittier requires all students who placed a deposit to meet with financial-aid counselors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Whittier College’s melt is up from high single-digits before the pandemic to 12% last year, Woods said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“It’s like, now the first bill is due, and this really starts to spook students as well,” said Chris O’Sullivan, associate director of admissions at Whittier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“I graduated on a Sunday afternoon,” Claire told The Times in 1997, “and by Monday morning, I had a job at the Whittier Daily News.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

So when Terryl was nearing the end of elementary school they moved to a three- bedroom apartment in Whittier, another tough city, and they lived in the rough part of it.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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