Palo Alto

[ pal-oh al-toh pah-loh ahl-toh ]

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a city in W California, SE of San Francisco.
a battlefield in S Texas, near Brownsville: first battle of Mexican War fought here in 1846.

Palo Alto

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ˈpæləʊ ˈæltəʊ a city in W California, southeast of San Francisco: founded in 1891 as the seat of Stanford University. Pop: 57 233 (2003 est)
ˈpalo ˈalto a battlefield in E Mexico, northwest of Monterrey, where the first battle (1846) of the Mexican War took place, in which the Mexicans under General Mariano Arista were defeated by the Americans under General Zachary Taylor

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One of the fake messages in Musk's voice welcomes people to Palo Alto, which is home to Telsa operations.

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The Stanford University Department of Public Safety, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office and the Palo Alto Police Department responded, breaking through the barricades and entering at about 7 a.m.

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Rivian said it has a “substantial minority ownership stake” in Also, which will be based in Palo Alto.

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They also share many of the same investors, and in some cases, employees even share office space in Palo Alto.

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Adams, who signed a two-year contract that includes $20 million in guarantees this year, is clearly happy to be back in California, where he attended high school in Palo Alto and played at Fresno State.

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