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CBS

American  

abbreviation

Trademark.
  1. Columbia Broadcasting System: a television and radio network.


CBS British  

abbreviation

  1. Columbia Broadcasting System

"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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Two crew members of a US army helicopter that crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday were rescued by an American sea drone, US officials have told CBS News, the BBC's media partner.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“His & Hers” on Netflix, “Bookish” on PBS and a pair of mysteries from Harlan Coben, on CBS and Netflix, offer different kinds of twists and puzzles to solve.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Let’s just say when there isn’t a late afternoon NFL game on CBS, the audience disappears by half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Like any traditional TV operator, Paramount and CBS needed to seriously restrategize its approach to the drastic evolutions of the internet.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The head of the CBS sound effects department in New York, Ora Nichols, opened her bag of science-fiction tricks.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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