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Palmdale

American  
[pahm-deyl] / ˈpɑmˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. a city in SW California.


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According to the annual homeless count, only 671 recreational vehicles remained in the 400 square miles of desert beyond the incorporated cities of Palmdale and Lancaster.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Palmdale is forecast to reach 101 degrees, Burbank should hit 98 degrees, and downtown L.A. could reach up to 91 degrees, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Forecasters said some places, including Woodland Hills, Van Nuys and Palmdale, might come within a few degrees of setting new daily highs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

“This case is a powerful example of the important work our code enforcement team does every day to protect Palmdale neighborhoods,” Mayor Eric Ohlsen said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

The borer had been constructed in his laboratory in San Francisco, then dismantled and freighted to the little desert town of Palmdale, from whence Holmes had brought the parts to their isolated camp by truck.

From Astounding Stories, April, 1931 by Various

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