Californian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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During his Californian revival, away from the glare of European soccer, he spent two idyllic seasons in Beverly Hills—“the flat areas,” he points out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
In the case of Californian AI chip titan Nvidia -- now the world's most valuable company at more than $5 trillion -- many employees with stock options became millionaires very quickly, Shah said.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
To make it a party, serve some good crusty bread and salt-flecked butter on the side, along with a bottle of crisp Californian or Italian white wine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
One Californian who was on the MV Hondius, but left the ship before the hantavirus outbreak was discovered, is back home in Santa Clara County and remains healthy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Among them was Donald Cooksey, an urbane Californian whose brother, Charlton, was a member of the Yale physics faculty.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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