Beaton
Americannoun
noun
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On Friday the Scottish Football Association revealed match referee John Beaton and his family spent the previous night at home under police surveillance after a "leak of personal details online".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
“They’ve got these people in the waiting chambers,” Beaton said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Jamie Beaton, founder of admissions consulting firm Crimson Education, said the firm advised most of its targeted clients to switch this year—and all who did, got in.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
"Among our galactic neighbors, there might be a few abandoned houses out there," said STScI's Rachael Beaton, who is also on the research team.
From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026
The last of the abbots was Cardinal Beaton, who succeeded his uncle James when the latter became archbishop of St Andrews.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
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