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Orinda

American  
[uh-rin-duh, aw-rin-, oh-rin-] / əˈrɪn də, ɔˈrɪn-, oʊˈrɪn- /

noun

  1. a town in W California.


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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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