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Hemet

American  
[hem-it] / ˈhɛm ɪt /

noun

  1. a city in SW California.


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The Sheriff’s Department was also assisting firefighters with road closures in and around Hemet and the Moreno Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In Orange County and the Inland Empire, temperatures will soar to 99 degrees in Anaheim, 82 in San Clemente, 105 in San Bernardino, 102 in Riverside and 103 in Hemet by Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The surviving hikers were taken to the sheriff’s Lake Hemet Mountain Station for medical evaluation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

His 1,500 career rebounds stood as a CIF state record until 2010, when Hemet West Valley’s Joe Burton finished his career with 1,721 rebounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

Granite rubble laid in layers on beds of concrete and filled between with concrete was used in constructing the Hemet Dam in California.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers