Bethany
Americannoun
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a village near Jerusalem, at the foot of the Mount of Olives.
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a city in central Oklahoma.
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a first name.
noun
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"Her head could only grow forwards and backwards, it wasn't circular like a brain, so they put part of the skull at the side to make her a more normal-shaped head," explains Bethany.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Bethany Brand, a clinical psychologist and professor emerita at Towson University who specializes in trauma and dissociative disorders, describes dissociation as “a kind of disconnection from yourself or your experience.”
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
“These are really difficult problems to solve, and no country, state, school, or family has figured it all out,” said Bethany Teachman, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Bethany Joy Lenz shared the screen with a young Panettiere in “Guiding Light” and remembered her co-star on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
It reminded her of the time in fourth grade when Bethany Williams had said her poncho was “really cool” before dissolving into mean- spirited giggles with the other girls.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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