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Barbara

American  
[bahr-bruh, -ber-uh] / ˈbɑr brə, -bər ə /

noun

  1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “foreign, exotic.”


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San Diego County has had the most shark-related incidents with 27, according to the tracker, and Santa Barbara County is third with 21.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

All this brings to mind historian Barbara Tuchman’s “The March of Folly.”

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

Barbara Kollmeyer interviewed Max Kettner, the chief multiasset strategist at HSBC, who advised investors chasing the AI trade to speed up their reaction time.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The BBC's Africa correspondent Barbara Plett Usher speaks to two doctors who support the claims of systemic targeting of hospitals.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mrs. Barbara gives me a Miss Peachy’s bag and claims she has a good feeling that it may be a gold-raining mojo.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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