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Monterey Bay

American  

noun

  1. an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California. 26 miles (42 kilometers) long.


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The Monterey Bay Aquarium stabilized her before she was transferred to Long Beach, the aquarium said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The Monterey Bay Aquarium marine biologist was among those chiming in with their assessments on the group, which is popular among local divers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

A woman swimming off the coast of Monterey Bay over the weekend vanished after witnesses say she may have encountered a shark, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

While stopping with my wife at a gas station near Monterey Bay, a young guy on a red Ducati Multistrada, the Ferrari of motorcycles, pulled up at the next pump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

It is a long narrow swale between two ranges of mountains, and the Salinas River winds and twists up the center until it falls at last into Monterey Bay.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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