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La Puente

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

noun

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


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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

But lowriders were never far away while she was growing up in La Puente.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025

In 2023, the state agency began its investigation into Leaps and Bounds, a private preschool and elementary school with locations in Escondido, La Puente and Fontana.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024

At the time, Pilar taught at a La Puente elementary school; he no longer works there, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 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 Herman Whitaker

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