Fresno

American

[frez-noh] / ˈfrɛz noʊ /

noun

a city in central California.

Fresno British

/ ˈfrɛznəʊ /

noun

a city in central California, in the San Joaquin Valley. Pop: 451 455 (2003 est)

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Fresno Cultural

City in south-central California.

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Center of a major agricultural area.

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The strongest of the three was around Clovis in Fresno County and formed at 5:16 p.m. with wind speeds up to 125 mph, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The government’s explanations for the arrests, wrote Judge Jennifer Thurston in Fresno, “rely on unsupported assumptions, hunches and generalizations about the relationship between a person’s apparent status as a day laborer and their immigration status.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Two leading Democratic candidates were not at the Fresno State forum: billionaire Tom Steyer was scheduled to tour the polluted Tijuana River Valley in San Diego County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Tule fog is terrific,” said Ryan Jacobsen, chief executive of the Fresno County Farm Bureau.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“When we moved to Fresno, the city told us we were only allowed to water our lawn on Saturdays, and never during the day,” she said while the hail beat down on them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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