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Torrance

American  
[tawr-uhns, tor-] / ˈtɔr əns, ˈtɒr- /

noun

  1. a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.


Torrance British  
/ ˈtɒrəns /

noun

  1. a city in SW California, southwest of Los Angeles: developed rapidly with the discovery of oil. Pop: 142 621 (2003 est)

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Carson 5, West Torrance 0: Skylar Vinson threw five scoreless innings and also had two hits for the Colts.

From Los Angeles Times

The company also has supply centers in Torrance and near Buena Park.

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He had just eight points going into the fourth quarter Tuesday night in a Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal playoff game against Rolling Hills Prep at North Torrance.

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Says Jim Rodriguez of Torrance, it “captures the quintessential reality that, in L.A., all the levels of social strata, at one time or another, exist side by side on our roads and freeways, separated by a few feet, metal and glass. And yet, still so isolated from each other.”

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Reflecting on his confrontational meeting with Black Lives Matter activists, which centered on his recent move to dismiss charges in the 2018 killing of Christopher Deandre Mitchell by Torrance police officers, Hochman said he can’t pursue cases just because people are upset.

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