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Dash, the company name which came from Dave’s nickname in the Air Force—as Dave, just returned from Nepal, tells me—was reinterpreted as an abbreviation for Dave and Shelley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
In that payment, a "Peter Mandelson" is named on the account as "BEN", which is often an abbreviation for beneficiary.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
“Our sx numbers for the month of May were very low,” said Yaghoubtil in a June 3 Teams message to 64 staff members, using an abbreviation for surgery.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
People joke that the abbreviation Lao PDR means "Lao Please Don't Rush".
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
The 1300 is 1:00 p.m., written according to a twenty-four-hour clock—and PD stands for “Pirate’s Den,” an abbreviation I know well.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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