Fresno
a city in central California.
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In California, Fresno began equipping families in each of its 60 elementary schools with thermometers in 2019.
If you’re driving north from Fresno, a scenic cruise along State Route 41 deposits you first in Wawona and then the Valley.
The Ultimate Yosemite National Park Travel Guide | Shawnté Salabert | February 22, 2021 | Outside OnlineIt also will keep them from having to stash 40-man players in Harrisburg as they did in 2019 when Fresno was a much more complicated option.
Nationals extend invites to affiliates close to home amid widespread minor league changes | Jesse Dougherty | December 9, 2020 | Washington PostThe Nationals wound up with Fresno after 10 seasons with the Syracuse Chiefs as their Class AAA affiliate.
Nationals have a new Class AAA affiliate in Rochester Red Wings | Jesse Dougherty | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostAndreas Borgeas, a Republican from Fresno, sat out the vote but signaled support for the bill during the hearing.
Sacramento Report: Reparations Bill Marches Forward | Sara Libby and Jesse Marx | July 31, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
The two were cruising around West Fresno, California, when McBride reportedly went nuts.
Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker, Viral Star, Now an Alleged Killer | Marlow Stern | May 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYou and I have at least one thing in common—we both grew up in Fresno.
Chris Colfer on ‘Struck by Lightning,’ Secret Boyfriends, and Girl Fans | Ramin Setoodeh | January 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFresno, Modesto, and Merced have among the weakest employment numbers in the nation.
Facebook’s IPO Testifies to Silicon Valley’s Power but Does Little for Other Californians | Joel Kotkin | May 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMike Rhodes is the editor of the Community Alliance newspaper in Fresno, California.
But they will have no cause to complain when they wind up as regional director at the Fresno field office of HUD.
The finest apricots are those of that wonderful southern country, miles and miles of orchards lying round Fresno especially.
Stories of California | Ella M. SextonDuring that period he spent some time at Fresno, California, endeavoring to start a raisin ranch.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison LymanReturning to Fresno, we had sold our ponies and ended our five months' jaunt.
Hunting in Many Lands | VariousThe record at Fresno, for example, bears out this conclusion so far as it goes.
Climatic Changes | Ellsworth HuntingtonNone of your tobacco-juice stuff; this comes straight from Fresno.
The Flying U's Last Stand | B. M. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for Fresno
/ (ˈfrɛznəʊ) /
a city in central California, in the San Joaquin Valley. Pop: 451 455 (2003 est)
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Cultural definitions for Fresno
[ (frez-noh) ]
City in south-central California.
Notes for Fresno
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