abbreviation

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“Even minor changes, such as to a middle name or abbreviation, can cause processing issues,” says Elizabeth Young, director of tax practice at the American Institute of CPAs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

People joke that the abbreviation Lao PDR means "Lao Please Don't Rush".

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

The term “tradwife” is an abbreviation of “traditional wife” – often portrayed on these platforms as a white, married, stay-at-home mother.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2025

CMAT's stage name is pretty simple when you think about it, it's simply an abbreviation of her name - Clara Mary-Alice Thompson.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

As a rule, any loan that had been turned into an acronym or abbreviation could more clearly be called a “subprime loan,” but the bond market didn’t want to be clear.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis