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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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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

Even after Humphrey was decided, across Santa Clara, San Mateo and Alameda counties, judges asked about a defendant’s financial circumstances exactly once out of nearly 250 observed cases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Places like Marin County and San Mateo County had some of the highest property tax bills in the country last year, according to the real-estate data-analytics firm ATTOM.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Last year, a woman died after falling from a cliff in the Devil’s Slide area, according to the San Mateo Daily Journal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

So he made himself comfortable and tried to roll with the bumps as his father drove over the San Mateo bridge and up Highway 101.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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