Modesto
Americannoun
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Born Marcia Griffin in Modesto, California, in 1945, she began her career as a film librarian before becoming one of Hollywood's most respected editors.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Cristian Alejandro Solorio Anguiano of Modesto, 28, received the maximum sentence under California law of six years and eight months in state prison, according to an announcement from the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
He lives about two hours away in Modesto and often commutes in his Honda Civic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
“When I am back home,” in Modesto, Calif., Crane says, “I can take the daily tribulations that we all encounter and see them as the minor things they are.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
I imagine Modesto is mostly a ghost town now, along with Bakersfield, Fresno, and Merced.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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