abbreviation

Dash, the company name which came from Dave’s nickname in the Air Force—as Dave, just returned from Nepal, tells me—was reinterpreted as an abbreviation for Dave and Shelley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

The first statement shows a payment was sent to a Barclays account where Reinaldo Avila da Silva is named as "A/C", typically an abbreviation for account.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

People joke that the abbreviation Lao PDR means "Lao Please Don't Rush".

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

But the abbreviation “DEI” feels cold in comparison, more clinical — a harsh staccato against softer words like inclusion or fairness.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2025

Each abbreviation is surrounded by many inches of white space.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

It was confusing and frustrating, full of obscure abbreviations and requiring way too many clicks to put in a simple order.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Castellanos said Quintana’s account would post Instagram stories with “symbols or abbreviations which coincided with intersections allowing for all to respond in a flash mob fashion and overwhelm the location.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

Other experiments included participants who rated their texting conversations with people who either were or weren't using abbreviations.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024

Indians are fond of their abbreviations and acronyms and you’re likely to come across a fair few of those in this live page.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024

As a practice, I prefer to avoid abbreviations and to write out numbers, as opposed to using numerals.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith