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acronym

[ak-ruh-nim] / ˈæk rə nɪm /
NOUN
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He was tasked with investigating why so many 16- to 24-year-olds are not in employment, education or training - known by the acronym Neet.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Plane tracking using satellites is known by its industry acronym, ADS-B.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Wall Street is glomming on to yet another acronym inspired in part by Mexican cuisine.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

The Scientific Panel for the Global Energy Transition was amusingly dubbed the "Spaghetti" group because of its acronym -- SPGET.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

They call it Radar now, an American word, an acronym of RAdio Detection And Ranging, which I do not think is easier to remember.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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