Fontana
Americannoun
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Domenico 1543–1607, Italian architect.
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a city in S California.
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Sales executive Joe Fontana thought he had a job in the bag, until his would-be employer contacted one of his former direct reports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Fontana says he found out what happened through a third-party recruiter; otherwise he wouldn’t have known why an offer didn’t come.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
WGA’s Fontana added, “To our friends and colleagues at CBS News: We see you, and you are not alone. Thousands of your union brothers, sisters, and siblings have your backs.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Until 1942, Fontana was where plain folks worked hard land, with pig farms, grapes, vegetable gardens.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Nicknamed “San Berdoo,” it was full of citrus groves, but sat next door to the smokestacks and steel mills of Fontana.
From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser
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