Los Angeles
noun
a seaport in SW California.
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Los Angeles
American
[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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British
/ los ˈaŋxeles /
noun
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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While New York and Los Angeles remain DSA’s center of gravity, chapters are opening in spots like Catawba Valley in North Carolina and Concho Valley in West Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
For decades, the city of Los Angeles and private foundations have invested in preserving the towers, the 102-year-old masterpiece of folk art built by Italian immigrant Sabato “Simon” Rodia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Homes in New York City and Los Angeles were the second- and third-most viewed by prospective international home buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Since the stroke he added the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the flagship franchises in American sports, to a portfolio that includes a stake in Chelsea FC and the Cadillac Formula One Team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
I pretended to work on sketching stuff while I asked her seemingly random questions, like: Hey, Mom, have you ever been to Los Angeles?
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
"The strike is extended because negotiations are blocked," said union leader Maria de los Angeles Rodriguez.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2023
Bumbry’s casting in a staging that included stars Wolfang Windgassen, Victoria de los Angeles and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau resulted in 200 protest letters to the festival.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
“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
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
La Ciudad de los Angeles is the largest town in California, containing between fifteen hundred and two thousand inhabitants.
From What I Saw in California by Bryant, Edwin
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