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beehive

[bee-hahyv] / ˈbiˌhaɪv /
NOUN
apiary
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STRONG




NOUN
hive
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Before the first wedding last year, a service truck hit a nearby beehive, recalled event concierge Nicole Leigh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The best weapon in the “Jackass’” arsenal isn’t the taser, the beehive or the booby-trapped latrine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. —The city seal shows a beehive, seven bees and a Latin motto that translates to: “Industry fills the hive and enjoys the honey.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

Which begs the question: When Pierson chose her first beehive wig in 1976, did she realise it would become her signature look for the next five decades?

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

Fadi followed his father into the busy restaurant, where a hostess in a beehive hairdo greeted them.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Most of the damage was to wine grapes, but some damage to beehives was also reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

"We had more than 40,000 beehives and more than 450 beekeepers" before the war, he told AFP from the rooftop in Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

In addition to keeping five beehives, Dr Juraj Majtán heads a lab studying bees and bee products at the Institute of Molecular Biology, part of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

“How else could I juggle musical beehives with my feet?”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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