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La Puente

American  
[lah pwen-tee, -tey] / lɑ ˈpwɛn ti, -teɪ /

noun

  1. a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.


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“Telemundo has emerged as a leader because it has modernized,” added Castañeda, a native of La Puente in Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The teenager is believed to have lived in La Puente, and he may have known the people who drove him to the hospital, Sutherland said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

At the start of the second set Hewett initially looked more relaxed, finding the lines as he broke De La Puente to 15 to go 1-0 ahead.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

Dominating on the approach he then twice broke his opponent and clinched a superb first set in 40 minutes after De La Puente returned a powerful first serve long.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

When the track went out from under us at La Puente he pitched in and showed us no end of wrinkles.

From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman