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acronym

[ak-ruh-nim] / ˈæk rə nɪm /
NOUN
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Brosseau wants to die by medically assisted dying, also known as euthanasia and in Canada, under the acronym MAID.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Mark Hulbert shared a list of 10 “HALO” stocks protect your portfolio from the AI bubble, with that acronym standing for “heavy assets, low obsolescence.”

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Now there’s a new Wall Street acronym borrowed from the pages of a Tex-Mex menu.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

Marine explorers know that “scuba” is an acronym for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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