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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 470 km (290 mi) long, of northern India rising in the Himalaya Mountains. It is one of the five rivers of the Punjab that form a major tributary of the Indus River.
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Examples
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According to legend, on reaching the Hyphasis River today known as the Beas, in Pakistani Punjab, Alexander shed tears of frustration because there were no lands left for him to conquer.
The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008
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'Beas'ly temper, sir, the Viscount' ave, 'said the waiter with feeling.
St. Ives, Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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It's not as if you're asking Beasley, "Beas", as another tattoo says, to "Beas" a leader.
ASU Web Devil - ASU's Online News Source - amurrell 2010
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Hyphasis: The modern Beas River in northern India, where a mutiny of his men forced Alexander to turn back from his planned invasion of the Ganges valley.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Hyphasis: The modern Beas River in northern India, where a mutiny of his men forced Alexander to turn back from his planned invasion of the Ganges valley.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Veloz's daughter Regina Cabrales alleges that Beas negligently operated her vehicle "without keeping a proper and sufficient outlook."
Did Facebook Cause Fatal Car Crash? Lawsuit Says Yes Will Guzzardi 2011
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She also claims that Beas was driving while using an electronic communication device, an act that was made illegal in Illinois in 2009.
Did Facebook Cause Fatal Car Crash? Lawsuit Says Yes Will Guzzardi 2011
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Hyphasis: The modern Beas River in northern India, where a mutiny of his men forced Alexander to turn back from his planned invasion of the Ganges valley.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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She also claims that Beas was driving while using an electronic communication device, an act that was made illegal in Illinois in 2009.
Did Facebook Cause Fatal Car Crash? Lawsuit Says Yes Will Guzzardi 2011
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Veloz's daughter Regina Cabrales alleges that Beas negligently operated her vehicle "without keeping a proper and sufficient outlook."
Did Facebook Cause Fatal Car Crash? Lawsuit Says Yes Will Guzzardi 2011
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