For the week of July 11, the fastest gaining search term was "Hurricane Dennis, " followed closely by "NOAA, " the abbreviation for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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"There is not any issuer of limited benefit coverage that could meet the enhanced MLR standards, " said Neil Trautwein, a vice president at the National Retail Federation, using the abbreviation for medical loss ratio.

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"There may be talks between the DPRK and the U.S. for disarmament but no talks on denuclearization, " the final sentence of the article said, using the abbreviation for North Korea's formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Many U.S.-bound students plan the calendar year around the six or seven official dates for the SAT, an abbreviation for Scholastic Aptitude Test, and the supplementary SAT subject tests because not all sections are offered every time.

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Then the group that discovers the element is asked to provide a name and abbreviation for the element.

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In June, he won at Hawaii's Ironman 70.3 an abbreviation for half Ironman, the full distance being 140.6 miles.

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The need for speed of e-communications has led to some of this abbreviation in language, as well as the rise of other metadata and media types within the text of our conversations.

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WabiSabiLabi, whose name combines a Japanese word for "imperfection" and a German abbreviation for "laboratory, " tests each vulnerability to ensure it fits the seller's description, and in six months plans to begin charging a 10% commission for its services.

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