inch

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By 10 a.m. it had dumped 1.21 inches of rain on eastern Pasadena and downtown Los Angeles had received 1.33 inches, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times

The storms are expected to drop 1 to 3 inches of rain in valley and coastal areas and 3 to 5 inches in the mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

But the unemployment rate is slowly rising, inching up steadily to 4.6% in November from 4% at the start of the year.

From MarketWatch

Rainfall totals are expected to range from about three-quarters of an inch to 2.5 inches in coastal and valley areas, with 2 to 5.5 inches possible in foothill and mountain communities.

From Los Angeles Times

But every inch of progress matters, every battle won is preventing our home world from becoming just a little worse.

From Salon