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Pomona

American  
[puh-moh-nuh] / pəˈmoʊ nə /

noun

  1. the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.

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

  3. Also called Mainland.  the largest of the Orkney Islands, N of Scotland. 190 sq. mi. (490 sq. km)


Pomona 1 British  
/ pəˈməʊnə /

noun

  1. another name for Mainland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Pomona 2 British  
/ pəˈməʊnə /

noun

  1. the Roman goddess of fruit trees

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She stands out when she brings her fresh build-outs to places like Pomona Swap Meet, where gearheads, lowriders and hot-rodders have met to show off their cars since the 1970s.

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It’s unusual for so many major candidates to be on the fence about a mayoral bid so close to the filing deadline, Pomona College politics professor Sara Sadhwani said.

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Pomona College politics professor Sara Sadhwani said she has never seen so many major candidates on the fence about a mayoral bid so close to the filing deadline, which is noon on Saturday.

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“We will be walking out from the front of the school & we will be walking to the Ted Green Park!!” said an Instagram post promoting a walkout that day at Pomona High School.

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“My guess is he did polling and he did not see a path forward,” said Sara Sadhwani, a professor of politics at Pomona College.

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