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[air-ee-uh] / ˈɛər i ə /




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Friday Ellis, the mayor of the biggest nearby city, Monroe, estimated that Meta’s data center has brought roughly 8,000 new workers to the area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Behind that is a huge structure on the Ellipse, the grassy area just outside the grounds, where the White House says up to 125,000 people will be able to watch on free screens.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Bevan, 33 from the St Julians area of Newport was hit as he crossed Fairoak Avenue.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

All northbound lanes of the 101 freeway approaching downtown Los Angeles were closed off by the California Highway Patrol in Boyle Heights on Thursday morning because of police activity in the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Hopes of finding Sir Franklin in the area dimmed, but on one sledge trip, they spied a distant body of water that they believed to be the long-sought open polar sea.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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