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Beveridge

American

[bev-er-ij, bev-rij] / ˈbɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈbɛv rɪdʒ /

noun

Albert Jeremiah, 1862–1927, U.S. senator and historian.
Sir William Henry, 1879–1963, English economist.

Beveridge British

/ ˈbɛvərɪdʒ /

noun

William Henry , 1st Baron Beveridge. 1879–1963, British economist, whose Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942) formed the basis of social-security legislation in Britain

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Pull the Pin's social media manager Sharna Beveridge says she's not a massive football fan but is getting in the spirit thanks to the hype at work.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

More fundamentally, the attack on Iran will only reinforce China’s bid for energy self-reliance, said Neil Beveridge, who tracks China’s energy sector at Bernstein Research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

It's one of many reasons why Beveridge would like to see the government introduce a legal ban on smartphones in schools.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

This Beveridge curve represents a relationship between unemployment and job opening rates and typically slopes downwards.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

I found the books of Beveridge fascinating though having somewhat of a tendency, and could not completely agree with Mr. Beard on the economic origins of the Jeffersonian democracy.

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert

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