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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of central California in the San Joaquin Valley northwest of Fresno. It is near the Merced River, which rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows about 240 km (150 mi) west through Yosemite Valley to the San Joaquin River.
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I used to live in Merced, (just outside of Mariposa).
Guest Author: Michelle Raven Nalini Singh 2009
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Passings | Lonnie Cox, owner of Cop-A-Comic in Merced, Calif., died of a heart attack last month.
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-- Turkish star Enes Kanter, a 6-9 center playing at Stonebridge Prep in Merced, Calif., has said he will sign with the Wildcats, according to Scout. com.
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-- Turkish star Enes Kanter, a 6-9 center playing at Stonebridge Prep in Merced, Calif., has said he will sign with the Wildcats, according to Scout. com.
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Despite being defeated soundly in Merced and Stanislaus counties, Proposition 2, the fair treatment of farm animals, passed resoundingly in the state ....
California Animal-Rights Measure Passes Dave Hurteau 2008
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Orlando Merced is a solid pinch-hitter, but he isn't considered a viable option as a starter.
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Nobody knows what Orlando Merced is going to bring to Boston's table.
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There had been an immense fall of snow the winter before, the Merced was a raging torrent, overflowing its banks, and from every ledge poured a miniature cataract.
Our Italy Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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While most committee members agreed something should be done for the homeless camping along Black Rascal Creek and in other locations in Merced, that is where agreement ended.
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Only four years ago there were more cows in the surrounding pastures than there were academic buildings in Merced, which is about 140 miles southeast of San Francisco.
unknown title 2009
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