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alphabet

[al-fuh-bet, -bit] / ˈæl fəˌbɛt, -bɪt /


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Each letter in a standard Caesar cipher is replaced by the one three spots down the alphabet so an ‘A’ becomes a ‘D.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The American presidency is an alphabet soup of acronyms.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

"You can start playing around with the much larger code. It's like adding one more letter to the alphabet."

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Throughout the novel - the cover of which is pastel pink with the title spelled out in children's alphabet blocks - the protagonist uses child-like language, wears children's clothing, and engages in child-like behaviour.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

It feels strange that I will be the teacher of two elders who could be my grandparents, but I pull out the notebooks and pencils and write out the letters of the alphabet.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar