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San Joaquin Valley

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  1. A vast valley in central California.


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Known for its rich farmland.

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Over an alfalfa field in California's San Joaquin Valley, a small crop-spraying plane is flying scarily low to the ground.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The deserts and the San Joaquin Valley were under an extreme heat warning.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

In many areas of the San Joaquin Valley, water agencies have adopted flat fees, so the largest landowners are paying the same per-volume rate as the smallest ones.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

In a neighborhood flanked by grapevines and orange groves on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley, people cannot drink the water from their faucets because it’s contaminated.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

When my two new parents finally made it to our singlestory, stucco house in a development at the end of the San Joaquin Valley, their nerves were both shot.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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