Beale

British

/ biːl /

noun

Dorothea . 1831–1906, British schoolmistress, a champion of women's education and suffrage. As principal of Cheltenham Ladies' College (1858–1906) she introduced important reforms

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While Oliveros worked little in opera and never in a remotely traditional manner, Beale felt the spiritual operatic substance of Oliveros’ work was what the company needed and what the world needs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

During her sentencing, Justice Christopher Beale told the court she spent 22 hours a day in her cell, with no contact with other inmates due to her "major offender status".

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

He came to Beale Street in part to catch a glimpse of the National Guard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Beale Infrastructure, the company behind the Tucson project, updated its data center plan to use a new air-cooling system.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

And therefore, sometimes for fifteen minutes in a row, Mrs. Beale was seen doing something she hadn’t done since the little ones were born: nothing.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

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