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San Mateo

American  
[san muh-tay-oh] / ˌsæn məˈteɪ oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W California.


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On the first day, Mr. Brady and his family gathered at their home in San Mateo, confident he would be picked in the second or third round, but no one called.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

That point was driven home at the group’s annual conference in San Mateo, Calif., in May, when a plane appeared overhead towing a banner that read “SaaS is dead.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Jordy Flores, 21, a crew member aboard the fishing vessel La Negra Francisca Duarte II, with his mother, Liliana Luca Flores, 41, in their home in San Mateo, Ecuador.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

This case against Roblox and Discord was brought by a 13-year-old boy in state court in San Mateo, California.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

The physician refused to let him go, and rushed the uncooperative jockey to a hospital in San Mateo, where attendants tried to hold him for observation.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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