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Barbara

American  
[bahr-bruh, -ber-uh] / ˈbɑr brə, -bər ə /

noun

  1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “foreign, exotic.”


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Crean Lutheran guard Caden Jones recalled how the team communicated with the new kid as Mpoyi joined a trip to Santa Barbara for a summer tournament the week after he arrived.

From Los Angeles Times

Caden, a 6-foot-3 point guard, also has received basketball offers from Washington and UC Santa Barbara.

From Los Angeles Times

Another participant, Barbara Rios, was attracted to the workshop for stress relief.

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The conservative 805 group, which draws members from the area code serving the Central Coast, including Santa Barbara County, billed the “Patriots in the Park” event as a “patriotic day of fun, freedom, and family values” in the park and discouraging any protest.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2015, Barbara Boxer said she would step down once she finished her fourth term in the U.S.

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