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alphabet soup

NOUN
confusing assortment
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In his current role, Dylan covers an alphabet soup of regulators and law enforcement agencies, from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 2026

It can be an alphabet soup of certifications under a professional’s name, but some of the more well-known certifications for a financial adviser include the Certified Financial Planner designation and the Chartered Financial Consultant designation.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

“It could be a whole alphabet soup of different things. With all the agriculture in this area, industry, automobiles, wood smoke, there’s a whole bunch” of contenders, Weiss-Penzias said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2025

Part of the reason for that delay was the need to get input from the alphabet soup of city departments that have control over the street.

From Slate Nov. 2, 2024

No matter how many times I have prayed and worked and hoped, reading for me is still like trying to make sense of a can of alphabet soup that’s been dumped on a plate.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt



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