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Bellevue

American  
[bel-vyoo] / ˈbɛl vju /

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.


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TMZ reported on Wednesday that the former mogul was transported to the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward in Manhattan after experiencing difficulty breathing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Shares of Bellevue, Washington-based T-Mobile fell 1.5%, closing at $195.39 but was up 0.4% in the Wednesday premarket.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

But the suspect was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42 years old, of Bellevue, Neb., posted a short message on Facebook after she learned that her son had been killed in Kuwait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

At the least provocation, she would burst out crying, lose her temper, or threaten to end up in Bellevue, the place, she had learned, where crazy people were sent in this country.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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