Los Alamos

[ laws al-uh-mohs, los ]

/ lɔs ˈæl əˌmoʊs, lɒs /

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noun

a town in central New Mexico: atomic research center.

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How to use Los Alamos in a sentence

So far, Los Alamos has reportedly produced six prototype pits, as part of the process of relearning and fine-tuning plutonium core production.
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One of those networks belongs to the National Nuclear Security Administration, which is responsible for the Los Alamos and Sandia labs, according to a report from Politico.
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The effort to sterilize his image first began when Epstein hired Los Angeles-based spin doctors Sitrick Co.
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The memoir follows Oswalt from 1995 to 1999 as he was starting out on his comedy career in Los Angeles.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, Pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.
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And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?|Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cuban hip-hop has evolved as well, both Edgar and Julio talk about the band Los Aldeanos as the new generation of Cuban hip-hop.
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Los Angeles is a little Chicago and may live to be a big one, but nothing would induce me to live in the south.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
There would be pleasure as well as profit in driving this old girl to Los Angeles, he told himself.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
The shopman lays himself at the feet of his lady customers—metaphorically only, fortunately, Á los pies de V., Señora!
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
The dance is called los seises, and even the origin of the name is unknown.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
She was tore up a good deal—one en' of her was; but dey warn't no great harm done, on'y our traps was mos' all los'.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for Los Alamos

Los Alamos

/ (lɒs ˈæləmɒs) /

noun

a town in the US, in New Mexico: the first atomic bomb was developed here. Pop: 18 343 (2000 est)

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