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APB

[ey-pee-bee] / ˈeɪˈpiˈbi /
NOUN
all points bulletin
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Mr. Gaines has a key supporter in the art collector James Whitner, the chief executive of the Whitaker Group, the company behind the fashion labels A Ma Maniere, Social Status and APB.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022

Having heard about it, he looked for it to no avail and finally put out an APB during a press briefing.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2017

Are you worried that APB might lead cities or individual citizens to demand the kind of equipment and algorithms that the cops at the 13th Precinct have?

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2017

APB runs two dozen breweries in 14 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2012

“I promised my mother I’d be gone for forty minutes max, and if I’m late, she’ll freak and call the cops and put out an APB for me.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin