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beam

[beem] / bim /


VERB
broadcast on air waves
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WEAK


VERB
smile broadly
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WEAK
VERB
shine, as a light
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WEAK


VERB
make electronic transfer
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WEAK


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It supports American jobs, American weapons production and American participation in the advanced technology pioneered by Israel—such as Iron Dome, Iron Beam, Arrow 3 and David’s Sling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Jim Beam, which predates the Civil War and weathered Prohibition—and is now owned by Japan’s Suntory Holdings—is fighting through another downturn.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 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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