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beacon

[bee-kuhn] / ˈbi kən /


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The Beacon article had numerous flaws, which I identified at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, an economic-development organization, said the area is becoming a more diversified global business hub, driven by sectors including finance, technology, healthcare and logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

I'm speaking to her at BabyZone, a hub for parents living on one of the biggest council estates in Europe: Beacon Tree.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Yet research from the Beacon Center of Tennessee shows that private education providers still face a maze of agencies and classifications, each with varying compliance requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The beacon-mast upon Beacon Hill had been removed, and replaced instead with a wooden turret; there was another fort stood opposite Carver Street, and a battery of guns atop Fox Hill.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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