acronym
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Over the past year, the “TACO” trade has evolved from just a humorous acronym, first popularized by a columnist with the Financial Times, into a major force in markets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Those who navigate this quagmire have an acronym for the elusive term at its center: WOTUS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“We had this acronym, IDIC. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations,” Takei previously told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Former minister Alan Milburn has been tasked with investigating why so many young people are not in employment, education or training - known by the acronym Neets.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
At college, Joy quickly fell in with the OASATAU, the very long acronym for a very young group, the Organization of African and African-American Students at the American University.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
Whatever catches on, one of the few pleasures of today’s alarming geopolitics is the coining of new acronyms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Known by acronyms that need no explanation, viruses like Covid, Sars and Ebola conjure up images of medics in protective suits and spark fear in populations worldwide.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
It is no secret that stock-market investors love acronyms.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
The American presidency is an alphabet soup of acronyms.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026
"You may be a. little ahead of us on that one, Epiphany. I don't have either of those acronyms on my list. We’ll have to check with our advisory panel."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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