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Verne

American  
[vurn, vern] / vɜrn, vɛrn /

noun

  1. Jules 1828–1905, French novelist.

  2. a male given name, form of Vernon.


Verne British  
/ vɛrn, vɜːn /

noun

  1. Jules (ʒyl). 1828–1905, French writer, esp of science fiction, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)

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The La Verne fire comes just days after another battery fire erupted at Moss Landing, reigniting concerns at one of the state’s largest battery storage sites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Residents living near Wheeler and Bonita avenues were ordered to evacuate, while shelter-in-place orders were issued at Grace Miller Elementary and Bonita High schools, according to the La Verne Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The high temperature in La Verne on Saturday was 97 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

During AFP's ride with the service, which the company says is used by 300 people, the operator -- a Verne employee named Deni Link -- never had to step in.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

“You heard about the Verne Hamilton case over in Roundup? Been charged with making seditious comments, saying he wouldn’t go to war, that they’d have to take him feet first if he was conscripted?”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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