Beeb

British

/ biːb /

noun

an informal name for BBC

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Example Sentences

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No wonder this feels like an existential crisis for the Beeb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

The British Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC — the Beeb — turns 100 this year.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022

I’m rooting for Beeb because we still are screwing up this whole ambient computing, digital assistant thing.

From The Verge • Aug. 28, 2019

The Beeb is fighting a losing battle with Netflix and YouTube for younger viewers’ attention while new rivals such as Facebook’s venture into original programming are emerging all the time.

From The Guardian • Sep. 22, 2017

"Good story on the Beeb on what life is like living on the minimum wage," tweets Joe McGrath.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2016

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