Golden State
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Kowalczyk controversy hinges on a distinctly Golden State problem: the meaning of “affordability.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The film received a state tax credit to film in the Golden State, Favreau said at the premiere last week.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry and his wife, entrepreneur Ayesha Curry, will join this year’s lunch June 24 in Omaha, Neb.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
This brings the total count of exposed Golden State residents to five, all of whom are currently asymptomatic, according to the California Department of Public Health.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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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