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Scheveningen

American  
[skhey-vuhn-ing-uhn] / ˈsxeɪ vənˌɪŋ ən /

noun

  1. a town in the W Netherlands, near The Hague: seaside resort.


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Duterte, who was president from 2016 to 2022, was arrested in Manila in March last year, flown directly to the Netherlands and has since been held at the ICC's detention unit at Scheveningen Prison.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

At Scheveningen beach in The Hague, authorities built walls of sand to protect beachfront bars from the storm, even as dozens of surfers braved the weather in search of storm-driven waves.

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2022

Her most exciting game was one of those losses, to veteran Georgia GM Nana Dzagnidze in a cut-and-thrust Sicilian Scheveningen.

From Washington Times Dec. 8, 2020

Between Easter and October, 75 beach bars are set up on a seven-mile stretch of wild north beach in the neighborhood of Scheveningen.

From New York Times Jun. 12, 2019

It’s been stormy and stormily beautiful to Vincent in Scheveningen lately, and into the squalls he goes.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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