Beverly
Americannoun
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a city in northeastern Massachusetts.
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Also Beverley. a first name: from an Old English word meaning “dweller at the beaver meadow.”
Example Sentences
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The former couple purchased a six-bedroom Beverly Hills estate for $6 million in 2015 and later sold it for $5.925 million in 2021, three years after announcing their separation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
In Beverly Hills, we have great light and a view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"This is seen as a symbolic victory," according to Beverly Ochieng, senior analyst at Control Risks.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The company is holding its launch event in Beverly Hills to showcase the results of Spiegel’s wager thus far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“And if we took a car, the chauffeur would have to know where we were going,” Nurse Beverly replied.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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