Oakland
Americannoun
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a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay.
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a town in NE New Jersey.
noun
Example Sentences
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Cassidy Van der Kamp is a filmmaker whose YouTube documentary Tipless was inspired by her own experience of working in a restaurant in Oakland, California which went tip-free.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Crimson was sent to the Oakland Zoo, where caretakers bottle-fed him around the clock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
“But we’re going to sit down, and Abdul’s going to have to demonstrate some serious outreach to Oakland County’s Jewish community.”
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
She has approached smaller foundations like the Rose Foundation, an environmental group based in Oakland, in hopes of cobbling together enough smaller pots of money for a large project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“I wanted to introduce myself; I’m the communications manager for the Oakland Police Department.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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