abbreviations
Example Sentences
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It used telegraph lines to report transactions in almost real time, printing them out on rolls of tape in abbreviations that insiders could interpret.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025
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
In the experiments, texters who used abbreviations received shorter and fewer responses and were less likely to receive contact information from the other texter.
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
Even moderately common abbreviations should be spelled out on first use.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
