California

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

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

Bear Flag State Cal El Dorado Gold Coast Gold Rush State Golden Bear State Golden Poppy State Golden State La La Land Sunkist State

Example Sentences

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Liaw and Sun were arrested Thursday and will be presented in the Northern District of California, the DOJ said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chavez’s legacy looms largest in California, where the progressive icon, who died more than 30 years ago, did much of his civil-rights work.

From The Wall Street Journal

In New York, following a lobbying campaign by Meta, Google and others, Hochul tweaked Bores’s bill to make fines and transparency requirements less onerous and mirror California’s legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is about double the number of zero-emission big rigs that currently operate in Southern California, according to data from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Most people are just focusing on the energy market,” says Chris Tang, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles’ business school who focuses on supply chains.

From Barron's