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La Jolla

American  
[luh hoi-uh] / lə ˈhɔɪ ə /

noun

  1. a resort area in San Diego, in S California.


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Corona Santiago senior Braelyn Combe won her 1,600 heat in 4:46.88 and is set for a four-lap battle with San Diego Section champion Chiara Dailey of La Jolla, who won the second heat in 4:46.00.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

Her husband Omar Al-Nouri, a vascular surgeon in the neighbouring city of La Jolla, received the same message and rushed down to the school.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Eger died April 27 at her home overlooking the ocean in La Jolla, Calif. She was 98.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

The remarks echoed others made during the pandemic, including by Eric Topol, who is executive vice president of Scripps Research in La Jolla, a professor of translational medicine and a cardiologist.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

“I’d get them myself but I’ve got to go down to La Jolla tonight. There’s a good tide tomorrow and I have to get some octopi.”

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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