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of, relating to, or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgians
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of or relating to the Walloon French or the Flemish languages
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French warehouse specialist Argan and Belgian peer WDP agreed to create a logistics real estate company, the latest move toward consolidation in the European sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Belgian Football Association sporting director Vincent Mannaert said Van Bommel's "international experience as both a coach and player" would help the Red Devils "continue to improve, achieve results and reach their full potential".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
F1 did say that the attendance at the Belgian Grand Prix this year was an all-time record at 400,000 over the weekend as a whole.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli took a scintillating pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix, leaving team-mate and title rival George Russell trailing in fourth, more than 0.5 seconds adrift.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Their route was taking them well to the right of the cloud, to the east of Dunkirk, toward the Belgian border.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
“Overturn this”: a victory barb from the Belgians.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The Belgians told the court that they were collecting the highly sought-after ants as a hobby and didn't think it was illegal.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Hundreds of Belgians living near a 3M plant have sued the US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape over pollution from so-called "forever chemicals" in a trial that opens on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
They’re as distinct as the French are from the Belgians or the Dutch.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Danes look a lot like Belgians, and if you were dropped on a street corner in Copenhagen, you wouldn’t find it all that different from a street corner in Brussels.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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