Los Angeles
noun
a seaport in SW California.
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[laws an-juh-luhs, -leez, los, laws ang-guh-luhs, -leez, los]
/ lɔs ˈæn dʒə ləs, -ˌliz, lɒs, lɔs ˈæŋ gə ləs, -ˌliz, lɒs /
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Los Angeles
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British
/ lɒs ˈændʒɪˌliːz /
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los Angeles
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/ los ˈaŋxeles /
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Los Angeles
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The scene of the Watts Riots in 1965 and of another serious riot in 1992, triggered by the acquittal of white police officers accused of beating an African-American man named Rodney King.
A center of the entertainment industry; Hollywood is a district of Los Angeles.
Second most populous city in the United States.
Los Angeles suffers from serious smog pollution created by industry and large numbers of automobiles.
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“An enchanted hideaway in a coveted location with inviting outdoor retreats and peek a boo views to Downtown Los Angeles create an idyllic setting,” the listing added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Sixteen-year-old Etta met Leto when she walked into a modelling agency in Los Angeles with her mother in 2014, she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
On Monday, a representative for Lineage filed a permit with the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to rebuild the 491,000-square-foot warehouse to its “original, pre-fire condition.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Hollywood actress Elisha Cuthbert has officially sold her lavish Los Angeles home for $1.93 million, days after the property was put back on the market with a significant discount.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
On a summer day in 1971, two men in wigs and glasses strolled along a sunny sidewalk in Los Angeles.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
In a Sept. 23 letter to the USDA, tribal chair Robert M. de los Angeles also said the tribe is concerned that Forterra may have “tokenized” other partners in order to obtain the grant.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
“The Tribe is willingly jeopardizing its ability to receive these financial resources by speaking out about Forterra’s actions,” but has “an ethical and legal duty” to do so, de los Angeles wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
His subsidies have resonated with supporters like 62-year-old María de los Angeles Resendiz, who lives in the state of Mexico and sells cosmetics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
The $2 million restoration effort at Nuestra Señora de los Angeles will take at least two years more; impatient residents often ask experts why it is taking so long.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2020
The settlers reached their destination, and in September, 1781, the Pueblo de los Angeles was founded, with eleven families comprising forty-six persons.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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