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Turlock

American  
[tur-lok] / ˈtɜrˌlɒk /

noun

  1. a town in central California.


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In Turlock, Calif., Nicole Duffy, 39, had been making around $58,000 a year as a marketing manager.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Ray Souza, a former dairy farmer in Turlock, Calif., who once oversaw a farm with more than 1,000 cattle before retiring in 2015, said he moved cows frequently.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024

In the last week, the H5N1 virus has been detected in wastewater samples collected in Turlock, San Francisco, Sunnyvale and Palo Alto.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

It includes cities like Madera, Ceres and Merced and portions of Modesto and Turlock, as well as rural swaths of the San Joaquin Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

Did not the spectre ship cross Turlock Sands before she met his face for the first time?

From Bred in the Bone by Payn, James

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