Barbara
Americannoun
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The lawsuit was filed in 2024 after the agency that oversees the state’s coastal development denied a plan by the rocket company to sharply increase its launches from the Santa Barbara County facility.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Barbara Middleton, of Shiremoor Primary School in Newcastle, said she had so far declined to take up the government's free breakfast club offer due to the financial and logistical challenges involved.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
“The human touch is the real essence of La Perla,” said Barbara Zappoli, chief product officer at the atelier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Montecito firefighters and Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue found the hiker and transported her to the trailhead, according to the post.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Barbara was “quite an expert for her age,” Elizebeth responded.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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