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beam

[beem] / bim /


VERB
broadcast on air waves
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VERB
smile broadly
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VERB
shine, as a light
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make electronic transfer
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The attractions link back to its place in bourbon history, near Jim Beam Lake, a water source for the spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Bjorn Beam, head of geopolitical research at advisory firm Arcano Partners, previously used prediction markets as an input into his efforts to model global events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

"These magnons can transmit information through a magnet without the need for charge transport," explains project leader Dr. Helmut Schultheiß from the Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research at HZDR.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Suntory - which own American bourbon Jim Beam - had claimed the plant would bring about 45 jobs to the area.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It was quiet in the officer’s room on Solar Station #5—except for the soft purring of the mighty Beam Director somewhere far below.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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