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Lawndale

American  
[lawn-deyl] / ˈlɔnˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.


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They live in Lawndale and hadn’t planned on shopping, not on a rainy day.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

The suspected shooter was identified Friday as Efrain Villalobos, 28, of Lawndale.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

In the past, the homegrown talent — a Lawndale High product who played just 10 minutes from the Chargers’ facility — identified himself as an “underdog.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

Windward 87, Lawndale 48: Gavin George scored 20 points for Windward.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

He passed through Normal, and Bloomington, and Lawndale.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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