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Bakersfield

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

noun

  1. a city in S California.


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The blood was provided by Spirit, an eagle living at a Bakersfield zoo, according to the Ojai Raptor Center, where she’s receiving treatment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The quake marks the second reported Sunday with a magnitude 4.2 earthquake reported about 26 miles from Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Over his career delivering for United Parcel Service in Bakersfield, Calif., Joel Reyez has battled extreme heat more times than he can remember.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

He’s not trying to convince himself that Paris can be recreated beside four lanes of Bakersfield traffic.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

I can see that Jairo's wearing a Bakersfield College T-shirt.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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