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a shortened version of a written work
a recording of musical abbreviations that introduces the listener to the great composers
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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.
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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
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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
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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That includes Call Notes (an automatic summary of your phone call), and support for the Pixel Screenshots app.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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Cloud seeding is when clouds are injected with a compound, like silver iodide, that act as condensation or ice nuclei in an attempt to help stimulate and boost rainfall or snowfall, according to Britannica.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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The mesoscale conductive vortex essentially spun the remnants of a tropical system, causing significant ascent or rising motion to activate that moisture into condensation and precipitation in an efficient manner, according to Shepherd.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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“Abbreviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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