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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of south-central California at the southern end of the fertile San Joaquin Valley north-northwest of Los Angeles. Gold was discovered in the region in 1885 and petroleum in 1899.
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- proper noun A major
city in Kern County,California ,USA .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
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Examples
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BAKERSFIELD -- A 55-year-old Fairfield man was arrested at about 8 p.m. Friday after a physical struggle with another man in Bakersfield, state police said.
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THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN A teenage Bakersfield girl who was shot in the neck in September is suing two former California Highway Patrol officers.
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Forbes caught up with Bill Fawns, CIO of Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Calif., to talk about what happened and what to do when a cyber attack does occur.
Lessons From A Security Breach Ed Sperling 2010
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A hazardous material crew and bomb squad were called to Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield when sharp eyed TSA spotted jars of honey in a passenger's luggage.
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Forbes caught up with Bill Fawns, CIO of Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Calif., to talk about what happened and what to do when a cyber attack does occur.
Lessons From A Security Breach Ed Sperling 2010
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I was an engineer for Shell Oil in Bakersfield, California, an unhappy engineer, and was looking for an exit strategy.
Farihah Zaman: 2010 Fantastic Fest #4: Interview with Tim League Farihah Zaman 2010
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Earlier this week, Chevron unveiled Project Brightfield, a solar plant featuring 7,700 solar panels on 18 acres of an old refinery site in Bakersfield, CA.
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I was an engineer for Shell Oil in Bakersfield, California, an unhappy engineer, and was looking for an exit strategy.
Farihah Zaman: 2010 Fantastic Fest #4: Interview With Tim League Farihah Zaman 2010
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And its habitat happens to include the bar of the Noriega Hotel in Bakersfield, California, one of a handful of old Basque establishments clustered around the railroad tracks in the back of town.
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I was an engineer for Shell Oil in Bakersfield, California, an unhappy engineer, and was looking for an exit strategy.
Farihah Zaman: 2010 Fantastic Fest #4: Interview with Tim League Farihah Zaman 2010
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