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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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There have been several runs already this year, with sightings reported from La Jolla to Ventura.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 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 cry was ‘never again,’” said Bob Yamada, the agency’s former head of water resources, as he reminisced over lunch recently at a mall in La Jolla.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

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

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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