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Santa Rosa

American  
[san-tuh roh-zuh, sahn-tah raw-sah] / ˈsæn tə ˈroʊ zə, ˈsɑn tɑ ˈrɔ sɑ /

noun

  1. a city in W California, N of San Francisco.

  2. a city in central Argentina.


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Already though, there’s been positive signs for the island foxes and the western snowy plover, a threatened shorebird that has a year-round population on Santa Rosa.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

They include the Santa Rosa Island manzanita and soft-leaved paintbrush, according to the park service.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

A destructive wildfire burned through a third of Santa Rosa Island.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

“They held the line, and we have them to thank for saving housing, saving the island, saving the history of the Santa Rosa Island,” McKinley said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

Many affluent families left Pensacola for Santa Rosa County, and military families from nearby Eglin Air Force Base settled there.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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