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Belle Glade

American  

noun

  1. a city in SE Florida.


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Melanie Bolden-Morris, the principal of Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida, contacted Harbaugh last spring to ask if her son could be excused to attend his sister’s graduation ceremony at Georgetown.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

There were no injuries reported, but the driver of the other car involved in the accident, Jamila Abraham of Belle Glade, Florida, filed a civil suit “in excess” of $30,000, according to court documents.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2021

My Grandma Joanne grew up just a few miles from iceberg lettuce farms in Belle Glade, Florida, a town in western Palm Beach County, where farmers still grow lettuce from September through May.

From Salon • May 28, 2021

DeSantis said the discrepancy was brought to his attention by his lottery secretary, John F. Davis, who is from the Belle Glade area.

From Washington Times • Feb. 25, 2021

“Oh down in de Everglades round Clewiston and Belle Glade where dey raise all dat cane and string-beans and tomatuhs. Folks don’t do nothin’ down dere but make money and fun and foolishness.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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