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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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Does it hurt?,’ ” said Colleen Ferguson, who owns EMS Body Atelier in Santa Barbara, Calif. Her “obsessed” converts tout toned glutes and abs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Karisma Flores, Oak Park, 5-10, Sr.: The UC Santa Barbara commit averaged 17.3 points for a team that made it to the Southern Section Open Division playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The film had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February and is scheduled for a limited run in Belfast.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

In the laboratory of UC Santa Barbara materials scientist Stephen Wilson, researchers are investigating the physics behind unusual states of matter while designing materials that could support properties useful for future quantum technologies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

He had a hamburger and beer at Santa Maria—two in Santa Maria because it was a long pull from there to Santa Barbara.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck