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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

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

Born in Los Banos to parents who migrated west from Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl, Nolan has only ever really known life in the San Joaquin Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2023

“We probably fed twice as much than we’ve fed in a normal year,” said Brandi, of the Central Valley community of Los Banos.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

To reach Los Banos, we made a wide detour to the left.

From Out of Doors—California and Oregon by Graves, J. A.

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