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El Segundo

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[el suh-guhn-doh, -goon-] / ɛl səˈgʌn doʊ, -ˈgʊn- /

noun

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


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Five locations are in Southern California, including one in Los Angeles and another in El Segundo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The state has the capacity to refine around 200,000 barrels of jet fuel per day, most of it from refineries in El Segundo and Richmond.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

El Segundo Mayor Chris Pimentel said the city helped market the Hermeus space.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

In El Segundo, it’s leasing space in two buildings in a 30-acre complex Hackman Capital Partners acquired from Northrop Grumman in 2017 and spent $100 million making over into modern offices.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

And then in 1986, Chris drove out to El Segundo, made the rounds of the old neighborhood, and learned about the episode in all its painful detail.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer