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National City

American  

noun

  1. a city in SW California, near San Diego.


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The book is crowded with characters, but “Sunshine Charlie” Mitchell, the head of National City Bank of New York, provides a sort of leitmotif.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“It feels like it was just a photo op,” said Marcus Bush, a council member for National City and a member of the Air Pollution Control District who signed the petition to the EPA.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Mr. Reyes, 18, had been at their home in National City, just south of San Diego, when the water rushed in and quickly rose to his waist.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The placement of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, along with its more than 5,000 crew members, was corrected so that it’s in National City, rather than in neighboring San Diego.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

All I cared about now was putting miles between me and National City and getting played like how I did.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña