acronym
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With “F.I.G” — Scott’s debut studio album that’s an acronym for “Fall Into Grace” — she establishes her unique sound, sans playing one specific character.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Brosseau wants to die by medically assisted dying, also known as euthanasia and in Canada, under the acronym MAID.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Now there’s a new Wall Street acronym borrowed from the pages of a Tex-Mex menu.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman referenced the acronym in a recent Substack post.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
The word “quasar” is an acronym for “quasi-stellar radio source.”
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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