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San Ramon

American  
[san ruh-mohn] / ˌsæn rəˈmoʊn /

noun

  1. a town in W California.


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Exxon rival Chevron moved its headquarters from San Ramon, Calif., to Houston at the start of last year, though it remains incorporated in Delaware.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Seismic swarms have occurred in 2002, 2003 and 2015 in the San Ramon area; and in 2018 around nearby Danville — with similar characteristics and magnitudes, Baltay said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

San Ramon, one of the largest cities in Contra Costa County, and the surrounding Tri-Valley area, is no stranger to earthquake swarms, according to Annemarie Baltay, a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Exxon, Shell and Occidental Petroleum have shed their oil-and-gas production businesses there, and Chevron last year moved its global headquarters to Houston from San Ramon, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

At nearby Arriaga, the chief of the judicial police, or Agenda Federal de Investigation, denies that his agents stop trains in San Ramon and rob migrants.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario