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Whittier

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

noun

  1. John Greenleaf 1807–92, U.S. poet.

  2. a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.

Whittier British  
/ ˈwɪtɪə /

noun

  1. 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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“Dodger Stadium might be a sacred place,” says Joe Price, emeritus professor of religion at Whittier College, “depending on how much you have to pay for parking.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Murillo called for a Whittier police cruiser to stop the Mitsubishi, his lawyer said at trial last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Lorenzo Hernandez, who was the football coach at Garfield for 24 years until stepping down after the 2024 season, is coming out of retirement to become head coach at Whittier High.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Whittier will be switching leagues in the fall, moving from the Del Rio League, in which the team has won one league game in the last three years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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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