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South San Francisco

American  

noun

  1. a city in central California.


Example Sentences

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The South San Francisco, Calif., company is developing a weight-loss pill, one of the hottest categories in the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Those two grew up in South San Francisco as fifth-graders at Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

South San Francisco Police Department also denied any knowledge of officers being ordered to stand down.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

The toll of so many days of rain in California became increasingly apparent on Tuesday: An apartment building roof in South San Francisco flew off early in the morning.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Had these been allowed to catch fire, the flames would have swept down the entire water front to South San Francisco.

From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Linthicum, Richard