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Novato

American  
[nuh-vah-toh] / nəˈvɑ toʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W California, N of San Francisco.


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Hennessy Funds is based in Novato, Calif., and manages about $4.3 billion in client assets.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

He had looked both ways for oncoming traffic on a street in Novato, Calif., and then crossed to a Goodwill store, only to find a police officer waiting for him with a ticket in hand.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

“It’s a mess,” says Judith Campisi, a cell biologist at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California.

From Nature • May 12, 2020

Rolovich was born in Daly City, California, and grew up in nearby Novato, playing football and baseball at Marin Catholic High – the same school that produced Dan Fouts and Jared Goff.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2020

Lieutenant Martinez, a corporal, and two men found him in the Canyada de Novato, above San Rafael.

From The Old Franciscan Missions Of California by James, George Wharton

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