Hanford
Americannoun
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a city in central California.
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a locality in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: site of an atomic energy plant Hanford Works.
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“Rent got too high and having a family is expensive,” she said as the couple waited for their order from a food truck at the Hanford farmers market on a recent Thursday evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
He did not answer questions about the proposal in Hanford.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
“It really is terrifying,” said Lucy Gomez, 57, of Hanford, a retired teacher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Ms. Hanford is a senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Lawrence reasoned, however, that although domestic sources of uranium ore were practically nonexistent, uranium was plentiful in another form: tons of uranium tailings piled up as waste at Oak Ridge and Hanford.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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