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Scheveningen

American  
[skhey-vuhn-ing-uhn] / ˈsxeɪ vənˌɪŋ ən /

noun

  1. a town in the W Netherlands, near The Hague: seaside resort.


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Duterte, who was president from 2016 to 2022, was arrested in Manila in March last year, flown directly to the Netherlands and has since been held at the ICC's detention unit at Scheveningen Prison.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

In the Netherlands, streets around harbors flooded overnight in some North Sea towns including Scheveningen, the seaside suburb of The Hague.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

A keen jockey, she has a horse named Mojito and was nicknamed the Cocktail Queen while working at a beach bar in Scheveningen during the summer holidays.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022

He scored a nice win against Paraguayan master Alejandro Bogda, a taut Sicilian Scheveningen in which young Jarecki’s tactical acumen wins out in the end.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2021

I had not seen these things since the night we arrived at Scheveningen.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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