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Beeb

British

/ biːb /

noun

an informal name for BBC

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But to date the Beeb has proven resistant to discipline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

The British Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC — the Beeb — turns 100 this year.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022

Judging Beeb on the same scale as Alexa or Siri is just unfair.

From The Verge • Aug. 28, 2019

Outcasts took this dark premise and ran with it, before being unceremoniously dumped by the Beeb after only one outing.

From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2017

"Good story on the Beeb on what life is like living on the minimum wage," tweets Joe McGrath.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2016

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