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Whittier

American

[hwit-ee-er, wit-] / ˈʰwɪt i ər, ˈwɪt- /

noun

John Greenleaf 1807–92, U.S. poet.
a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.

Whittier British

/ ˈwɪtɪə /

noun

John Greenleaf. 1807–92, US poet and humanitarian: a leading campaigner in the antislavery movement. His poems include Snow-Bound (1866)

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The burger chain announced in a recent state filing that its locations in City of Industry and Whittier will close in late May.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The November 2022 crash happened after Gutierrez fell asleep while driving to work in South Whittier, his attorney, Alexandra Kazarian previously told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Whittier was majority Latino by the 2000 census.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Yes, we did!” shouted Martha Escutia, the former California legislator who was passed over in 2012 when she applied to fill a vacancy on the Whittier City Council.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

So when Terryl was nearing the end of elementary school they moved to a three- bedroom apartment in Whittier, another tough city, and they lived in the rough part of it.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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