Bethesda

American  

[buh-thez-duh] / bəˈθɛz də /

noun

1. a pool in Biblical Jerusalem, believed to have healing powers.

2. a city in central Maryland; residential suburb of Washington, D.C.

3. bethesda, a chapel.

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Bethesda British  

/ bəˈθɛzdə /

noun

1. New Testament a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralysed man was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)

2. a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects

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Bethesda

Neighbors held a meeting on July 30, 2026, at Bethesda Temple Church about the Destination Crenshaw project and the lack of parking it has created.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Hearn, a 67 year-old white-water canoe racer from Bethesda, Md., has kept a low profile since Pirro’s filing Friday night, and his case hasn’t yet been thrown out by a judge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Simon Prefontaine, a game designer at Bethesda Game Studios' Montreal office, says his studio works on "core franchises" such as Fallout and The Elder Scrolls.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The compound was originally developed during his earlier research at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

I live now in Bethesda, Maryland, among people whose levels of income, education, and importance are still a marvel to me.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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