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Pacific Grove

American  

noun

  1. a city in W California, at S end of Monterey Bay.


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Saturday that a twin-engine Beechcraft with three people aboard had crashed about 200 to 300 yards offshore, near the historic Point Pinos Lighthouse in Pacific Grove, the Coast Guard said in a news release Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025

Two restaurant veterans who were tired of working late nights launched First Watch in 1983 in Pacific Grove, California.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2024

The gathering took place in a former chapel in Pacific Grove, Calif., in February 1975 with more than 140 scientists from around the world.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2023

The towns of Carmel, Monterey and Pacific Grove are also at risk of being isolated from the rest of the county, local officials said, should floodwaters on critical roadways rise too high.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2023

I was reminded of a time in Pacific Grove when I was painting the inside of a cottage my father had built there before I was bom.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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