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Beas

American  
[bee-ahs] / ˈbi ɑs /
Or Bias

noun

  1. a river in NW India, flowing SW into the Sutlej River: one of the five rivers of the Punjab. 290 miles (470 km) long.


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Torrential downpours have caused water level in the state's Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers to rise to dangerous levels, putting hundreds of low-lying areas at risk.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025

"This is novel because people didn't know there was diversity within the PVT neurons," Beas said.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2024

Farther north, the overflowing Beas River swept vehicles downstream as it flooded neighborhoods.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023

Ivan Beas, a 25-year-old graduate student at UCLA, was getting tested frequently as part of a two-year research study.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2022

Cashmere; but I have seen it in the hills in summer, as far east as the Valley of the Beas, and it must breed everywhere in suitable localities between the two.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume

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