- plural of ABC.
ABC's
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Also ABC the alphabet.
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the basic skills of spelling, reading, and writing.
learning the ABC's in the early grades of school.
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Also ABC the basic or elementary facts, principles, etc., of a subject.
the ABC's of electricity.
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In an April interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” she described the allegations as devastating to their family and his career.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Having been subjected to multiple FCC probes of ABC’s programming, the corporation has pushed back in court against Carr, in what has already amounted to a drawn-out and expensive legal tussle.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
The following year, he appeared on a segment of ABC’s dramedy series “Life Goes On” and played a character with HIV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Kevin Reddington told ABC's Good Morning America programme he was upset a lone member of the jury would not acquit Lindsay Clancy.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The morning melted away as we spelled each other down and taught Little Britches her ABC’s.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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