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Colton

American  
[kohl-tn] / ˈkoʊl tn /

noun

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


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In Phoenix, the new pipe will connect with an existing 500-mile pipeline that ends in Colton, Calif., about an hour east of Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Cadillac even more so - and if one of their drivers move on it would likely only be to make way for reserve driver Colton Herta.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Mel’s Drive-In, located just a half-mile east and up a hill from the break, saw a 30-40% drop in sales on Thursday due to area road closures, according to co-owner Colton Weiss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

A two-out single by Colton Cowser put the Orioles up by two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

I’d show Abby and Colton after I’d finished a few, and then we’d have copies made.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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