Orinda
Americannoun
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George Braue of Orinda, Calif., said he was stunned by his home-insurance renewal notice last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
She and her family — she also has an identical twin sister and a younger brother — immigrated to Berkeley when she was 5 and later moved to Orinda, a quaint East Bay city nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
As they protested on a recent Friday in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Orinda, California, they had the same refrain: They were there for their children.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
And as they protested on a recent Friday in the Bay Area suburb of Orinda, Calif., they had the same refrain: They were there for their children.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Three boys who lived around the corner on Orinda were at the carom table, which is like pool but with small wooden disks instead of balls.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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