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Beaverton

American  
[bee-ver-tuhn] / ˈbi vər tən /

noun

  1. a town in NW Oregon.


Example Sentences

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“He’s still at the emergency headquarters in the Beaverton High School. Don’t worry about Moose. Half a dozen people offered to take care of him until we can get back for him. He’s getting so much attention, he probably won’t want to go home with us.”

From Literature

A portion of the Beaverton, Ore., company’s assets will be bought out by existing investors and run as a separate company, Kimber said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal’s Inti Pacheco sat down with Hill at Nike’s Beaverton, Ore., headquarters to discuss the company’s recovery, a return to its roots and the future of the Dunk shoe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Matthew Miner, a financial adviser in Beaverton, Ore., says high schools aren’t preparing students for what’s to come.

From The Wall Street Journal

Around that time, I lost my barista job in Seattle, and my mom and I moved into a cheap one-bedroom apartment in Beaverton, Oregon.

From Slate