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Beeb

British

/ biːb /

noun

an informal name for BBC

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But to date the Beeb has proven resistant to discipline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

The former Europe and North America editor shared the news on the podcast Beeb Watch, telling ex-colleague Roger Bolton he was "fine and dandy" but his voice was "rather strange and weak".

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2022

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

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022

The BBC is developing a voice assistant called Beeb to launch in 2020, designed to respond to users’ requests from asking it to put on Strictly Come Dancing to playing the latest news.

From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2020

So even though I doubt that the BBC is going to be successful with Beeb, I am happy that there are people trying to imagine with me.

From The Verge • Aug. 28, 2019

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