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Golden State

American  

noun

  1. California (used as a nickname).


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And for me, I don’t want that space, especially Golden State, to ever feel like that.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

House seats that dropped out of the swing-seat zone in 2026 were in the Golden State.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Would James return home to Cleveland, return to Miami, possibly join pals Stephen Curry and Draymond Green at Golden State?

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Would he join onetime archrival Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Her voice was brusque with the staccato Californians sometimes affect when they’re trying too hard to be from New York, but there was a bright hard edge of that Golden State cheeriness, too.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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