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Monterey

American  
[mon-tuh-rey] / ˌmɒn təˈreɪ /

noun

  1. a city in W California, on Monterey Bay: the capital of California until 1847.

  2. Monterey Jack.


Monterey British  
/ ˌmɒntəˈreɪ /

noun

  1. a city in W California: capital of Spain's Pacific empire from 1774 to 1825; taken by the US (1846). Pop: 29 960 (2003 est)

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Big Sur Fire and the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrived and coordinated search and rescue efforts, according to a news release.

From Los Angeles Times

“He is the one that had the biggest say in the way that Iran approached its strategy and fought its wars,” said Afshon Ostovar, associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pacific Valley had recently become the last locally owned and headquartered bank in Monterey County after competitors were eaten up by acquisitions, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Long Beach police Officer Robert Cruz on Monday was testifying in the trial and made a brief mention of hearing about a Monterey Park officer in the case, but was cut off by Deputy Dist.

From Los Angeles Times

Training, which takes place at the company’s Palo Alto headquarters and at the Monterey Bay Academy Airport, teaches customers how to control and maintain the aircraft, as well as how to transport and assemble it.

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