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Lorsch Abbey
Lorsch Abbey (Kloster Lorsch) was a Benedictine imperial abbey in Lorsch, Hesse, Germany, founded around 764; its Carolingian Königshalle gatehouse is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Lorundrostat
Lorundrostat, also known by its development codes MLS-101 and MT-4129, is an investigational aldosterone synthase inhibitor developed by Mineralys Therapeutics for uncontrolled and treatment-resistant hypertension, with an FDA application submitted in December 2025.
Los 40 (music)
Los 40, also known as Los 40 Principales, is a Spanish music chart and radio network launched in 1966, now broadcast across Spain and Latin America by PRISA.
Los 40 Music Awards
LOS40 Music Awards (formerly Premios 40 Principales, now LOS40 Music Awards Santander) are annual awards by Spain's Los 40 radio, created in 2006 for its 40th anniversary, decided by listener vote and jury, with Pablo Alborán the top winner with 12 trophies.
Los Adaes (historical)
Los Adaes: 18th-century Spanish mission-presidio complex near Robeline, Louisiana, also called Presidio Nuestra Señora del Pilar de los Adaes; capital of Spanish Texas 1729 to 1773, abandoned 1773, now a state historic site.
Los Alamitos Formation
Los Alamitos Formation: Late Cretaceous (Campanian) fossiliferous formation in the Neuquén Basin, northern Patagonia, Argentina, explored by Bonaparte in the 1980s; famed for diverse non-tribosphenic mammals (dryolestoids, Meridiolestida), dinosaurs, birds, and renewed 2022 and 2025 fieldwork.
Los Alamos High School
Los Alamos High School is the sole public high school of Los Alamos County, New Mexico, serving grades 9 through 12 with about 1,142 students and a 97% graduation rate.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, established in 1943 as Site Y of the Manhattan Project.
Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), formerly LAMPF, is an accelerator facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, operating an 800-MeV proton linac since 1972.
Los Alamos sea ice model
The Los Alamos sea ice model, known as CICE (Community Ice CodE), is a numerical model simulating the growth, melting, and movement of polar sea ice.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos, New Mexico (Site Y, PO Box 1663): secret Manhattan Project town on the Pajarito Plateau, now home to Los Alamos National Laboratory; ~19,400 residents, $147,139 median household income, 69.7% college-educated.
Los Alerces National Park
Los Alerces National Park (Parque Nacional Los Alerces), a 259,822-hectare park in Chubut, Argentine Patagonia, created in 1937 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2017, protects ancient alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) forests with trees over 3,600 years old.
Los Altos (state)
Los Altos, also known as Estado de Los Altos, was a state of the Federal Republic of Central America, formed from Guatemala's western highlands in 1838 with its capital at Quetzaltenango.
Los Altos, California
Los Altos, California: Silicon Valley residential city in Santa Clara County, incorporated 1952, population about 31,000, founded 1906-07 by Paul Shoup's Altos Land Co. around apricot orchards and the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Amigos Invisibles is a Venezuelan dance-funk band formed in Caracas in 1991, whose self-styled "disco-funky-tropical" sound blends Latin styles with funk, disco, and modern beats, and which has won two Latin Grammys.
Los amorosos
"Los amorosos" is a 1949 poem by the Mexican poet Jaime Sabines, published in 1950 as the closing piece of his first book, Horal, and among the most quoted in Mexican literature.
Los Ancares Leoneses Biosphere Reserve
Los Ancares Leoneses Biosphere Reserve (Reserva de la Biosfera de los Ancares Leoneses), a UNESCO MAB reserve designated in 2006 in northeast León, Spain; about 56,742 ha across four municipalities, Cantabrian mountain ecosystems, and a consortium-based governance model.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, second-largest U.S. city, founded 1781 as El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles, incorporated 1850; 3.87 million residents (2025), major port, and Tongva heritage.
Los Ángeles (album)
Los Ángeles is the debut album by Spanish singer Rosalía, released in 2017 and produced with Raül Refree, a minimalist flamenco record built on traditional cantes with death as its theme.
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels, formerly California Angels and Anaheim Angels, are an MLB American League West expansion franchise founded 1961, based in Anaheim since 1966, with one World Series title in 2002 and a pending 2026 sale to Stan Kroenke.
Los Angeles Aqueduct
The Los Angeles Aqueduct, also called the Owens Valley aqueduct, carries Sierra water 233 miles to Los Angeles; built 1907 to 1913, it supplies about 40 percent of the city's water.
Los Ángeles Azules
Los Ángeles Azules, Mexican cumbia sonidera group founded 1976 in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, by the Mejía Avante brothers; debut album 1982, first Mexican band at Coachella, and holder of two billion-view YouTube videos.
Los Angeles Ballers
Los Angeles Ballers, 2018 JBA (Junior Basketball Association) team funded by Big Baller Brand, built around LaMelo Ball; went 6-2 and won the league's only championship before the JBA folded after one season.
Los Angeles Basin
The Los Angeles Basin, also called the LA Basin, is a sedimentary basin in southern California holding up to 10 km of sediment and yielding vast quantities of oil.
Los Angeles Chargers
The Los Angeles Chargers, known as the LA Chargers, are an NFL team based in Inglewood, California, founded in 1959 as a charter member of the AFL.
Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles City Hall is the seat of Los Angeles municipal government, a 28-story Art Deco tower completed in 1928 that was the city's tallest building until 1957.
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers, NBA team founded 1970 as Buffalo Braves, moved via San Diego to Los Angeles in 1984; owned by Steve Ballmer since 2014 ($2B purchase), plays at Intuit Dome since 2024; zero championships, 19 playoff appearances.
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California: most populous US county (9.69 million, 2025 est.), established February 18, 1850 as one of California's 27 original counties; 88 cities, 4,084 square miles, governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors.
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five-member elected governing body of Los Angeles County, California, created in 1852, with supervisors elected by district to three four-year terms.
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)
LACERA, the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, is the public pension system for Los Angeles County employees and the largest county retirement system in the United States.