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Bethany

[beth-uh-nee]

noun

  1. a village near Jerusalem, at the foot of the Mount of Olives.

  2. a city in central Oklahoma.

  3. a first name.



Bethany

/ ˈbɛθənɪ /

noun

  1. a village in the West Bank, near Jerusalem at the foot of the Mount of Olives: in the New Testament, the home of Lazarus and the lodging place of Jesus during Holy Week

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Bethany Arreola wore an Oura ring for two years.

From Slate

Nasa's press secretary Bethany Stevens told news outlets that Nasa had indeed taken "internal action pertaining to Chinese nationals - including restricting physical and cybersecurity access to our facilities".

From BBC

Bethany told BBC News that she found the exams challenging: "The non-calculator, it's definitely harder because obviously you don't have the calculator… but even with the calculator papers it's definitely hard, especially the last paper this year."

From BBC

Results day has brought good news for James - but Bethany Clarke, who's studying at the same college, has now found out she'll have to retake her exam again.

From BBC

When Ms Mortensen told the other surviving roommate, Bethany Funke, about what she saw, Ms Funke reportedly thought it might have been a member of a university fraternity playing a joke on them.

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