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Bakersfield

American  
[bay-kerz-feeld] / ˈbeɪ kərzˌfild /

noun

  1. a city in S California.


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Rentner’s group has plans for an additional 6,000 acres along rivers between Stockton and Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The passenger traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles by train from Sept. 10 to Sept. 12, then spent several hours in Los Angeles before heading to Bakersfield, Stockton, Oroville, Sacramento and Emeryville.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

In Bakersfield, the rail project is attempting to use buyouts and eminent domain to acquire properties for the station.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Choudri says the authority still needs to acquire some land for the Merced and Bakersfield extensions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

He then drove straight to Bakersfield College, where he picked up a brochure for the Career Pathway program, which was a continuing education opportunity for people over the age of thirty.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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