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Bellevue

American  
[bel-vyoo] / ˈbɛl vyu /

noun

  1. a city in western Washington State.

  2. a city in eastern Nebraska.

  3. a borough in southwestern Pennsylvania.

  4. a historic neighborhood in the southernmost area of Washington, D.C.


Example Sentences

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It notes peers including Ora Banda Mining and Bellevue Gold are trading at large premiums to Pantoro’s A$1.5 billion market value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But the suspect was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The case began in 2021, when Bellevue, Wash.-based iSpot sued an EDO employee in U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Paramedics took the woman to Bellevue Hospital, where she was treated and is expected to survive, according to Sheehan.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

The precise nature of Gora’s illness was far from clear to her even after two weeks in Bellevue.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times