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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern California on the east side of San Francisco Bay. Located on the lands of an 1820 Spanish rancho, it was founded during the gold rush of 1848.
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- proper noun the eighth-largest
city in theU.S. state ofCalifornia
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
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The term "weather" remains weather, but the term "oakland" is interpreted to mean "Oakland, California" by default, according to rules set by the program.
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The term "weather" remains weather, but the term "oakland" is interpreted to mean "Oakland, California" by default, according to rules set by the program.
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OAKLAND - Raford Thomas "Tommy" Carter, 71, of Oakland, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital, in Glasgow.
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OAKLAND - The U.S. has the dollar, Europe has the euro, China has the yuan and if a local advocacy group has its way, Oakland will have the ACORN.
Energy Bulletin - 2010
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OAKLAND - Raford Thomas "Tommy" Carter, 71, of Oakland, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital, in Glasgow.
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OAKLAND - Raford Thomas "Tommy" Carter, 71, of Oakland, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital, in Glasgow.
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OAKLAND A man who damaged at least a half-dozen Oakland police cars with a hatchet and shotgun blasts behind police headquarters was shot by an officer early Sunday after he refused to drop the gun and appeared as if he was going to fire again, investigators said.
Officer.com: Top News Stories By Harry Harris Oakland Tribune 2010
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OAKLAND, CA April 13, 2010 - City Councilmember At Large Rebecca Kaplan announced today that she has filed necessary paper work to form an exploratory committee for the Oakland mayor's race in the November 2010 election.
East Bay Express Robert Gammon 2010
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» Jed Jacobsohn - Getty Images about 2 hours ago: OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 18: Brett Anderson #49 of the Oakland Athletics walks back to the mound after giving up a two run double to Nolan Reimold of the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning during an MLB game at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on April 18, 2010 in Oakland, California.
Athletics Nation jeffro 2010
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OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 19: C.J. Miles #34 of the Utah J.zz looks on during the game against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena on February 19, 2010 in Oakland, California.
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