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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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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

They grew up in La Puente before moving to Fullerton when Rikk, the oldest of the three, was in sixth grade.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Ramón participated in some of the earliest Norwalk games while also pitching for Bassett High in La Puente.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

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

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

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