Pasadena
Americannoun
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a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
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a city in SE Texas, near Houston.
noun
Example Sentences
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The rooftop thefts are a newer trend in the Pasadena area and have amounted to more damage than what the copper material is worth, Cuellar said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Fuller presented the findings at the 248th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Pasadena.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
A 1994 Los Angeles Times profile noted that he continued to walk to work most days from his home just off the Pasadena campus, and still drove a 16-year-old car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
This two-person musical, written and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, arrives at Pasadena Playhouse directly from its award-winning off-Broadway run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Margaret eventually moved to Pasadena, California, where she lived through time of war and epidemic and crushing financial depression, and then war again.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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