Santa Clara
Americannoun
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a city in central Cuba.
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a city in central California, S of San Francisco.
noun
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Four of the six favored 12th-seeded McNeese over No. 5 seed Vanderbilt, and No. 10 seed Santa Clara over No. 7 seed Kentucky.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, who remains CEO, the Santa Clara, California-based company commands a market capitalization exceeding $4.7 trillion, making it the world's most valuable publicly traded company.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
As fireworks and confetti filled the Santa Clara air, a smile spread across the Briton's face as it dawned on Durde what he had achieved.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
According to the Santa Clara Police Department, Alex Gonzalez, 25, and Sebastian Rivera Jimenez, 24, were arrested at the stadium during the game for allegedly trespassing and field incursion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
Starting at the location of the dam, and continuing all the way along the Santa Clara River bed toward the Pacific Ocean, perhaps as many as one hundred electric-company employees lost their lives.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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