acronym

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The criteria for diagnosing myeloma are sometimes described using the acronym CRAB: Calcium elevation, Renal issues, Anemia, Bone problems.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

The fleet is managed by the Russian Aerospace Forces, better known under its Russian acronym VKS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

How much fun did you have sending important work emails back and forth with that acronym in the subject line?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

This sounds like a financial version of “FOG,” an acronym coined by author and psychologist Dr. Susan Forward — “fear, obligation and guilt.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Dubbed PRONAPABA, its Portuguese acronym, the Smithsonian-sponsored program was conducting the first-ever full archaeological survey of Amazonia, which was being logged for cattle ranches at a speed that was beginning to cause protests.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann