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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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Jameson said he’d likely never be able to buy his own house in San Rafael, where the typical home costs about $1.2 million, according to Zillow.

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

Arsenic, a known carcinogen, was found at a concentration of 92 mg/kg at San Rafael Elementary School.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2025

For the last two years, he has driven two hours round-trip to San Rafael each month to pick up his medication at a pharmacy.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2025

A housewife in San Rafael was at the moment in a butcher shop buying meat for her family.

From The Stutterer by Merliss, R. R.

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