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San Mateo

American  
[san muh-tey-oh] / ˌsæn məˈteɪ oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W California.


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The average annual pay for an information worker in Silicon Valley’s San Mateo County exceeds $730,000, according to government data.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

That point was driven home at the group’s annual conference in San Mateo, Calif., in May, when a plane appeared overhead towing a banner that read “SaaS is dead.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The other infected person had visited and camped at a county park and state beach in San Mateo and Marin counties.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

This case against Roblox and Discord was brought by a 13-year-old boy in state court in San Mateo, California.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Peninsula Luggage was a sales and repair shop in San Mateo, a town about thirty miles north of where we lived.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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