acres

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The fire had burned 2,141 acres and was 40% contained as of Friday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The blaze was one of several that started amid an offshore wind event, with four fires of 1,000 acres or more currently burning in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

One of the oldest locales was Los Angeles Military Academy, founded in about 1898 on 15 acres just west of Westlake — now MacArthur — Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Today, the county has ballooned to nearly a million residents and the Parish complex spans 4,664 acres.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Over the next year, Susan Saul and the Mount St. Helens Protective Association were called on many times to help decide exactly which acres were the most important to preserve.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone