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Bucks

American  
[buhks] / bʌks /

noun

  1. another name for Buckinghamshire.


Bucks British  
/ bʌks /

abbreviation

  1. Buckinghamshire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dallas Cowboys player Linval Joseph and Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis were also targeted in different burglaries.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

I’ll question why the Bucks would have the appetite to send another singular, single-name talent to L.A. after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came and won five championships here.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Wesley Edens, the co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, answered a LinkedIn message from a China-born entrepreneur in 2022 that blossomed into a correspondence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, grandmother, then 76, looked frail but resolute.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Big Bucks Ballard wouldn’t recognize it if he tripped and fell into it over his freaking head, he said.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

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