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Recent Examples of abbreviation One consequence of the promise of oversight is a new slate of abbreviations for the public to digest: ULACOC, LTRHA, ECRHA and LACAHSA. Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 The email address listed as the destination for the clerk’s subpoena response included the abbreviation for the Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force and Chicago’s Homeland Security Investigations division, the investigative arm of ICE. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025 Text messages should not include abbreviations, slang, emojis, photos or videos. Vivienne Serret, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025 Tory is another word for Conservative, and MP is an abbreviation of Member of Parliament. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for abbreviation
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Noun
  • The event is expected to attract more than 1.2 million fans and tourists, according to an economic impact summary released by the NYNJ Host Committee—the local body organizing the games—Bloomberg reported.
    India Brown, Robb Report, 22 July 2025
  • Here's a summary: Tencent leads with 52 apps compatible.
    Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Allow the book to come back to room temperature while still sealed to prevent condensation.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2025
  • The second process for forming a condensation trail occurs in air that is clear, but almost fully saturated with water vapor.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025

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