Stockton

American  

[stok-tuhn] / ˈstɒk tən /

noun

1. Frank R. Francis Richard Stockton, 1834–1902, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

2. John, born 1962, U.S. basketball player.

3. a city in central California, on the San Joaquin River.

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Stockton ¹ British  

/ ˈstɒktən /

noun

1. an inland port in central California, on the San Joaquin River: seat of the University of the Pacific (1851). Pop: 271 466 (2003 est)

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Stockton ² British  

/ ˈstɒktən /

noun

1. 1st Earl of. title of (Maurice Harold) Macmillan

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At 35, Huerta was already a twice-divorced single mother, and she had pulled her family from a comfortable, middle-class life in Stockton to live in voluntary poverty alongside the striking workers in Delano.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Her years of community organizing in Stockton taught Huerta how to inspire even the most humble of her poor constituents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

After high school, Huerta taught elementary school in Stockton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“I think the risk appetite still seems to be there,” said Katie Stockton, founder and managing partner of Fairlead Strategies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Flight," a voice said over the radio, "US destroyer Stockton reports debris falling from the sky. Source matches last known location of Iris."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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