Golden State
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A sizable portion of the generation born after World War II imagined a new age was dawning in the Golden State.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Less than a year later, however, the company announced 12 planned storefronts in the Golden State, including five in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
Last season ended with a play-in game collapse, the Clippers squandering a 13-point, fourth-quarter lead to the Golden State Warriors at home.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
Cutting-edge investment is headed out of the Golden State: Nvidia is expanding heavily outside California, and Anthropic chose Texas for a major new investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 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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