Beverly
Americannoun
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a city in northeastern Massachusetts.
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Also Beverley. a first name: from an Old English word meaning “dweller at the beaver meadow.”
Example Sentences
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WME, the Beverly Hills-based talent agency, continues to downsize.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
She landed first at Beverly Hills, 90210, where she learned she was a comedy writer because she kept coming up with jokes for an earnest drama that needed serious material.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Los Angeles coordinators said they expect more than 100,000 people at the local events, which were being planned for Beverly Hills, Burbank, West Covina, West Hollywood and Thousand Oaks.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
“I think of this as the next format of recorded music,” Shulman says adamantly over breakfast in Beverly Hills a few days before the Grammys.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Max snarled, even though he never snarled at Nurse Beverly.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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