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Barnstable

American  
[bahrn-stuh-buhl] / ˈbɑrn stə bəl /

noun

  1. a city in SE Massachusetts.


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In Massachusetts, nearly 300,000 were without power, according to poweroutage.us, including 85% of customers in Barnstable County, which includes all of Cape Cod.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Cables carrying electricity created by spinning rotors will land on a beach in Barnstable on Cape Cod and then head to consumers in the state.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

“We saw data on a Friday from Barnstable County,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2022

The turtle originally came from a nest in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, that researchers determined was in a hazardous location and needed to be moved.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

That ornamental and conscientious peer, Lord Barnstable, has never ceased to regret his father's death, for reasons far removed from sentimental.

From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

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