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Delano

American  
[duh-ley-noh] / dəˈleɪ noʊ /

noun

  1. a city in S California.


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As for domestic policy, the high-water mark of federal government power previously was coincidently during the tenure of TR’s distant cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in the New Deal.

From Barron's

The film traces Valdez’s beginnings as the son of migrant farmworkers in Delano, Calif., to his early days in theater helming El Teatro Campesino — a traveling performance troupe who worked alongside Cesar Chavez to mobilize farmworking communities, raising awareness about strikes and unions through skits and plays.

From Los Angeles Times

Carson was really no match in the state playoffs along the line in a 35-33 loss to Delano Kennedy.

From Los Angeles Times

It was replaced in the early 1930s by Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Good Neighbor” policy, but its influence lingered.

From The Wall Street Journal

In March 1968, the senator addressed migrant workers in support of Cesar Chavez in Delano, California.

From Salon