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Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a 1977 rock song co-written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith, released March 1978 on Easter; it hit No. 13 US and No. 5 UK, Smith's biggest hit, later covered by 10,000 Maniacs.
Because This Is My First Life (이번 생은 처음이라)
Because This Is My First Life (이번 생은 처음이라) is a 2017 tvN 16-episode Monday-Tuesday romance drama by writer Yoon Nan-jung and director Park Joon-hwa, starring Lee Min-ki and Jung So-min as a house-poor homeowner and homeless screenwriter in a contract marriage, which peaked at 6.8% ratings.
Because You Loved Me
"Because You Loved Me": Diane Warren ballad written for her father, recorded by Céline Dion, produced by David Foster, theme of Up Close & Personal; six weeks at Billboard number one, 1997 Grammy winner.
Becca
Becca, born Rebecca Acheampong, is a Ghanaian Afropop singer and actress from Kumasi who broke through in 2007 with "You Lied To Me" and returned in 2024 after a hiatus.
Becca Balint
Becca Balint, born 1968, is an American Democrat who has represented Vermont's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House since 2023, after serving as Vermont Senate President Pro Tempore.
Becca Bloom
Becca Bloom, real name Rebecca Ma, is an American fintech professional and TikTok influencer (@beccaxbloom) who joined TikTok in January 2025 and became a leading #RichTok figure, daughter of Camelot Information Systems founders, TIME100 Creators 2025 honoree.
Becca Kufrin
Becca Kufrin (Rebecca Jill Kufrin), born 1990 in Prior Lake, Minnesota, is a reality TV personality: Bachelor season 22 winner dumped by Arie Luyendyk Jr., Bachelorette season 14 lead who chose Garrett Yrigoyen, later married to Thomas Jacobs.
Becca Rausch
Becca Rausch is an American Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District since 2019, chairing committees on environment and municipalities.
Becca Swanson
Becca Swanson (Rebecca Swanson, born 1973), American equipped powerlifter from Nebraska; 930 kg (2,051 lb) record total at 2005 WPO Semifinals, 13 world records, 8 still held; second all-time women's equipped total.
Becca Tobin
Becca Tobin (Rebecca Grace Tobin, born 1986), American actress from Marietta, Georgia; played Kitty Wilde on Glee 2012-2015; co-hosts LadyGang podcast; later starred in Disney+ Turner & Hooch.
Bechara Kachar
Bechara Kachar is a Brazilian-born physician and cell biologist who leads the Structural Cell Biology Section at the NIH's NIDCD, known for identifying the hair-cell tip link.
Bechdel test
Bechdel test (Bechdel-Wallace test): three-criterion measure of female representation in film from Alison Bechdel's 1985 comic strip, credited to Liz Wallace; two named women talk about something other than a man; inspired Vito Russo and Mako Mori tests.
Becher industrial typologies
Becher industrial typologies are grids of precisely composed black-and-white photographs by Bernd and Hilla Becher, made from 1959 for five decades, comparing water towers, blast furnaces, and other industrial structures.
Becher Point Wetlands
Becher Point Wetlands, Ramsar site 1048 near Rockingham, Western Australia: about 60 seasonally flooded freshwater wetlands on a Holocene beach ridge plain, listed 5 January 2001, 708 ha, with endangered Holocene dune-swale sedgelands.
Becherovka
Becherovka is a Czech herbal liqueur from Karlovy Vary, 38% ABV, made since 1807 from a secret recipe of about 20 herbs and spices; known for the Beton cocktail and KV14 offshoot.
Bechi
Bechi (béchi) is a two-row mancala board game played by Kunama boys and youths in western Eritrea, on a 2x4 board with six stones per hole, first recorded in 1913 and described by Richard Pankhurst in 1971.
Bechtel
Bechtel, also known as Bechtel Corporation, is a privately held American engineering and construction company founded by Warren A. Bechtel in 1898, headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Bechtle
Bechtle AG is a German IT services and trading company headquartered in Neckarsulm that supplies hardware, software, and services to business and public-sector customers across Europe.
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Bechuanaland Protectorate: British protectorate proclaimed 1885 over modern Botswana, ruled indirectly from Mafeking as a labour reserve, gaining independence as the Republic of Botswana on 30 September 1966.
Beck
Beck (Beck Hansen, born Bek David Campbell, 1970, Los Angeles) is an American genre-shifting singer and multi-instrumentalist; 'Loser' (1994), Odelay, Sea Change, and the Album-of-the-Year Grammy for Morning Phase.
Beck (manga)
Beck (ベック, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad) is Harold Sakuishi's 1999–2008 shōnen band manga in Monthly Shōnen Magazine, 34 volumes, 15 million copies, 2002 Kodansha Manga Award, with a 2004 Madhouse anime and 2010 live-action film.
Beck (Swedish TV series)
Beck is a Swedish crime drama series on TV4 since June 27, 1997, starring Peter Haber as detective Martin Beck, based on Sjöwall and Wahlöö's novels, running as feature-length films (Beck 1 to Beck 54).
Beck Anxiety Inventory
The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) is a 21-item self-report questionnaire measuring anxiety symptom severity in adults, introduced by Aaron T. Beck and colleagues in 1988, scoring 0 to 63.
Beck Bennett
Beck Bennett (born 1984) is an American comedian and actor, an SNL cast member 2013-2021, star of AT&T's 'It's Not Complicated' ads, Good Neighbor co-founder, and Steve Lombard in Superman (2025).
Beck Depression Inventory
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI, BDI-II): 21-item copyrighted self-report scale measuring depression severity, created by Aaron T. Beck in 1961, revised 1978 and 1996; scores 0–63 with setting-dependent cut points.
Beck discography
The Beck discography spans 15 studio albums from 1993's Golden Feelings to Ride Lonesome (2026), moving between anti-folk, funk, and electronic pop, with three Grammy-winning albums.
Beck Hopelessness Scale
The Beck Hopelessness Scale is a 20-item true/false self-report questionnaire measuring negative expectations about the future, introduced by Aaron T. Beck and colleagues in 1974.
Beck Weathers
Beck Weathers (Seaborn Beck Weathers), Dallas pathologist and amateur climber on Rob Hall's 1996 Everest expedition; left for dead twice in the May 10 storm, walked into camp, lost hands, feet, and nose, rescued by the highest-altitude helicopter evacuation on record.
Beck's triad (cardiology)
Beck's triad: hypotension, elevated jugular venous pressure, and muffled heart sounds described by Claude Beck in 1935, the classic but insensitive bedside sign of acute cardiac tamponade.
Becker (TV series)
Becker (TV series): CBS American sitcom (1998–2004, 129 episodes, six seasons), created by Dave Hackel, starring Ted Danson as grumpy Bronx doctor John Becker, with Hattie Winston, Terry Farrell, and Nancy Travis.