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kcal

American  
  1. kilocalorie; kilocalories.


kcal British  

abbreviation

  1. kilocalorie

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“We saw union activists and organizers be involved in these efforts to resist our operations,” he told local television station KCAL.

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After KCAL’s Jeff Nguyen interviewed a man whose home was destroyed, the owner of an empty residence in Laguna Beach offered it as temporary shelter.

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“I’m just chilling, watching TV and then I hear — kaboom!” a bemused Miod told KCAL.

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When Lockheed moved from Burbank to Palmdale in 1989, Nickerson chose to commute roughly 130 miles round trip each day rather than leave his neighborhood, his daughter told KCAL.

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His death has come as a shock to his many fans used to seeing him on KCAL’s nightly broadcasts.

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