beatnik
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A beatnik radio host caught the Mets bug and praised baseball as a “kind of amalgam of all the human frustrations.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Finally, there is Georgia McCann, a self-styled Gen Z beatnik and events planner whose special talents include throwing parties for Anna Delvey and not washing her hands after she pees.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
As she deftly demonstrated the choreography’s awkwardness while playing it straight, my mind went for a moment to Audrey Hepburn’s beatnik dance in “Funny Face.”
From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2023
Many well-known actors received early exposure on the series, notably Bob Denver as Dobie’s best friend, Maynard G. Krebs, a scruffy junior beatnik who yelps “Work!” at the merest suggestion that he seek gainful employment.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022
If they’d been around since beatnik times, they must be strong, he thought.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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American History - Middle School
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Chapter 19, Sections 1–4 and Chapter 20, Sections 1–3
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