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San Rafael

American  
[san ruh-fel, sahn rah-fah-el] / ˌsæn rəˈfɛl, sɑn ˌrɑ fɑˈɛl /

noun

  1. a city in W Argentina.

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


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Low teacher morale directly affects students, said Alex Robins, a social science teacher at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

And the San Rafael hilltop home, valued at about $281,500 in 1985, is now worth an estimated $1.8 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

BioMarin, based in San Rafael, Calif., said it plans to fund the acquisition with cash on hand and roughly $3.7 billion of nonconvertible debt financing.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Squirrel attacks in San Rafael have sent two injured residents to the ER.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

For the six major subdivisions mentioned above the total baptisms at Solano and San Rafael were 264.

From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend

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