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Beebe

American  
[bee-bee] / ˈbi bi /

noun

  1. (Charles) William, 1877–1962, U.S. naturalist, explorer, and writer.

Beebe Scientific  
/ bē′bē /

  1. American naturalist, explorer, and author whose numerous expeditions include an oceanic descent of 923 m (3,028 ft) in a bathysphere he helped design, a record for this type of submersible.

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“We were relieved” over the appeal’s success, said Mary Beebe, a city commissioner at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

One session led by Westmont President Dr. Gayle Beebe focused on leadership.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024

Why did Lucy Letby not raise the issue with Dr Beebe?

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2023

Later came Beebe and other pilots, who took unproven crafts to pressurized depths.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

Beebe reported that firing guns next to sleeping or feeding sloths elicited little reaction.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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