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Barnstable

American  
[bahrn-stuh-buhl] / ˈbɑrn stə bəl /

noun

  1. a city in SE Massachusetts.


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In Massachusetts, nearly 300,000 were without power, according to poweroutage.us, including 85% of customers in Barnstable County, which includes all of Cape Cod.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

Cables carrying electricity created by spinning rotors will land on a beach in Barnstable on Cape Cod and then head to consumers in the state.

From New York Times Jun. 27, 2023

“We saw data on a Friday from Barnstable County,” she said.

From Seattle Times Jan. 20, 2022

The turtle originally came from a nest in West Barnstable that researchers determined was in a hazardous location and needed to be moved.

From Washington Times Oct. 12, 2021

I can shed a tear on behalf of men like Mr. Barnstable, a crocodile tear, yet still a tear.

From Search-Light Letters by Grant, Robert

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