acronym
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The NHS says, external the main symptoms of a stroke can happen suddenly and are remembered using the acronym FAST:
From BBC β Oct. 29, 2026
The tactic’s efficacy depends on a confused audience, and every person who learns about the acronym is a little bit harder to fool.
From Salon β Oct. 26, 2026
For Kline, the name truly took off when it became the acronym AI, associated with the stratospheric growth of companies such as OpenAI.
From Barron's β Oct. 9, 2026
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 β Sep. 17, 2026
They call it Radar now, an American word, an acronym of RAdio Detection And Ranging, which I do not think is easier to remember.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Their names are represented onscreen in capital letters, with periods, as though they were acronyms, but let’s leave that alone; they read as people.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 14, 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 β Jun. 25, 2026
It is no secret that stock-market investors love acronyms.
From MarketWatch β Jun. 16, 2026
The American presidency is an alphabet soup of acronyms.
From Slate β Mar. 11, 2026
Some acronyms prove so catchy that they become words in their own right.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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