abbreviation

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In that payment, a "Peter Mandelson" is named on the account as "BEN", which is often an abbreviation for beneficiary.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

An abbreviation of Archaeopteryx, a birdlike dinosaur, it started out making climbing harnesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

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

“WL” was Farmer’s abbreviation for “white liberal,” a group that donated quite generously to Partners in Health but which he now seemed to be claiming was naive.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French