Marin

American

[mahr-in] / ˈmɑr ɪn /

noun

John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.

Marin British

/ ˈmɑːrɪn /

noun

John. 1870–1953, US painter, noted esp for his watercolour landscapes and seascapes

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She disappears for a moment from her office into her house in Marin County, near San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 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

The organization, New Marquetalia, operates in Colombia and Venezuela under the leadership of Luciano Marin, better known by his alias, Iván Márquez.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The match-winning try scored by Italy utility back Leonardo Marin once again involved a line-break in the 10-metre channel - a microcosm of England's vulnerabilities out wide after being eviscerated there by Scotland and Ireland.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

But next year Louie’s parents are going to send her back to her mother with a letter saying she’s too much trouble, and that is too bad because I like Marin.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

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