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California

[kal-uh-fawrn-yuh, -fawr-nee-uh] / ˌkæl əˈfɔrn jə, -ˈfɔr ni ə /


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A complaint recently filed in California alleges that Grammy winner Olivia Dean’s song ‘I’ve Seen It’ lifts from Bill Withers’ lasting hit ‘Just The Two of Us.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Merchants Parcel expanded to California in 1919 when Casey and his partners acquired an Oakland company that enjoyed operating privileges from the preregulation days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But at that time in California, there was an opportunity for Inglewood to fast-track the process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Archer, a California-based startup, recently completed the Northern California leg of its flight tour, which was meant to show how air taxis would work in urban areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

At some point the next day, once we’ve passed into the state of California, I fall asleep.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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