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Atwater

American  
[at-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈætˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

noun

  1. a town in central California.

  2. a first name.


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A neighbor who allegedly fed a wild coyote in Atwater Village for months may now face a criminal charge after a 16-month-old toddler was bitten in the neighborhood, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

For more than 100 years, scientists have used a system based on Atwater parameters to estimate how much energy people can obtain from food.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Along with Hail and Atwater, Lior Michaeli is also an author of the paper.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

“The ideas that they have in there are pretty modern,” said John C. Atwater, founder of real-estate investment and management firm Prime Residential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

He joined the steering committee—along with Ann Atwater, Howard Clement, Joe Becton, and a score of others—just to ensure that the white conservative point of view was represented.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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