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Bonneville

American  
[bon-uh-vil] / ˈbɒn əˌvɪl /

noun

  1. Lake, a prehistoric lake in Utah, E Nevada, and S Idaho: Great Salt Lake is its remnant. 350 miles (564 km) long.


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Hugh Bonneville leads this comedy that serves as a sequel to the Olympics-themed series “Twenty Twelve.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

For decades they ran on low-price hydropower from federal utilities, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Northwest’s Bonneville Power Administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Between 20,000 and 30,000 years ago, the region was covered by Lake Bonneville, a massive freshwater lake.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, about a womaniser who falls victim to a scheme to punish wayward husbands, later became an ITV miniseries starring Hugh Bonneville.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

“There are a lot of free things too. I mean, even taking a drive to Multnomah Falls or going to Bonneville Dam.”

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

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