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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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Oak Park 72, La Jolla Country Day 57: Karisma Flores scored 27 points, including seven of seven from the three-point line, to lead Oak Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

“Eventually, a lot of this stuff is going to be great, but we’re not there yet,” says Eric Topol, a cardiologist associated with Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The La Jolla, Calif.-based firm’s final tally for Blueprint Equity Fund III exceeded both a $300 million target and the $200 million the firm ultimately gathered for a predecessor vehicle that closed in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

A more helpful place for policy focus is the broken educational pipeline that led to the college in La Jolla now needing to teach fourth-grade fractions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

It was about two o’clock when he got to La Jolla.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck