initials

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According to the lawsuit, Matthew Kittle dropped off his 23-month-old son, referred to by the initials C.K., at the Bay Club’s El Segundo Clubhouse around 8:30 a.m. on March 17, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Although authorities identified the victim only by his initials, H.S.N., media reports identify him as Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

In court, the handler was referred to as "EL Money", which is how he was saved in Lavrynovych's phone, but on the Telegram messaging app he simply used the initials "EL".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

The international medical charity, widely known by its French initials, MSF, donated tents to serve as makeshift isolation wards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Called the Pa-Ja-Mo—or, colloquially, the Pajama—paper, after the initials of the three authors, the study was instantly a classic, with vast implications for biology.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee