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Santa Barbara

American  
[san-tuh bahr-ber-uh, -bruh] / ˈsæn tə ˈbɑr bər ə, -brə /

noun

  1. a city on the SW coast of California: Spanish mission.


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Several thousand people ran the half marathon on a hotter-than-usual day in Santa Barbara along the Pacific Ocean.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

The BBC has contacted the Santa Barbara Police Department, Cottage Health and the half marathon organisers for further comment.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Cottage Hospital said it treated 27 people from the half marathon at emergency rooms in Santa Barbara and the nearby city of Goleta.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

At least 19 competitors in a Santa Barbara half-marathon had to be hospitalized Sunday, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

And it isn’t Santa Barbara because she doesn’t have a crown on her head and a tower behind her back.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

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