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La Verne

American  
[luh vurn] / lə ˈvɜrn /

noun

  1. a town in S California.


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The scope of the hazardous materials fire in La Verne is unclear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Classes at the University of La Verne were canceled until further notice, and students, faculty and staff were asked to leave immediately.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

He is a well-known civil litigator and University of La Verne trustee who formerly worked for the Southern California Assn. of Governments, a planning organization that represents six counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

In La Verne: In a scene filmed at La Verne United Methodist Church, Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, barges into a church and interrupts a wedding, screaming, “Elaine, Elaine,” in “The Graduate.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

General Wheeler, on his return from his exploits at La Verne, to the rear of Hardee’s line on the morning of the 31st, found that the battle had opened.

From The Third Day at Stone's River by Gilbert C. Kniffin

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