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Los Banos

American  
[laws ban-uhs, los] / lɔs ˈbæn əs, lɒs /

noun

  1. a town in central California.


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Carolyn Staats has a huge commute: 100 miles each way, four times a week, from her home in Los Banos, Calif., to her job as a physical therapist’s aide in the Bay Area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

Barcellos, who lives in Los Banos, frequents that particular Save Mart.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024

When the eminent ornithologist Frank Chapman visited Los Banos in 1903, he wrote, “I have never seen birds more abundant.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

Falaschi was the general manager for the Panoche Water District, which serves portions of Frenso and Merced counties near Dos Patos, Firebaugh and Los Banos, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2022

Names occurred, such as the Little Coyote and Los Cuatos creeks, the Yolo and the Miramar hills, the Big Basin, Round Valley, and the San Anselmo and Los Banos ranges.

From The Little Lady of the Big House by Jack London

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