National City
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A member of a Homeland Security task force was hospitalized with a “possible sternum fracture” after being hit by a car in November in National City, just outside of San Diego, according to DHS.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
When the Federal Reserve tried to squelch the rise of the stock market in early 1929, Mitchell announced that National City would instead lend money to support the market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Mr. Reyes, 18, had been at their home in National City, just south of San Diego, when the water rushed in and quickly rose to his waist.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024
The placement of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, along with its more than 5,000 crew members, was corrected so that it’s in National City, rather than in neighboring San Diego.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
All I cared about now was putting miles between me and National City and getting played like how I did.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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