dr
abbreviation
door.
dr
1 American
Dr
2
American
abbreviation
Chiefly British.
DR
3
American
abbreviation
dr.
4
American
abbreviation
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debit.
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debtor.
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drachma; drachmas.
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dram; drams.
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drawer.
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drum.
Dr.
5
American
abbreviation
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Doctor.
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Drive (used in street names).
D.R.
6
American
dr
1
British
abbreviation
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debtor
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Also: dr.. dram
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drawer
dr.
2
British
abbreviation
-
debit
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Also: dr. dram
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(the former) drachma
Dr
3
British
abbreviation
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Doctor
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(in street names) Drive
DR
4
British
abbreviation
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Together with colleagues from Wageningen University and 12 other research institutions from the US, France, Argentina, Italy and Chile, dr.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
According to Vulture, in 2022, Petras tweeted in response to a fan asking her to “stop defending dr luke” by writing, “I have nothing to say or be ashamed of at all.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
If we are asked to calculate an integral of the form ∫CF · dr, then our first question should be: Is F conservative?
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Another standard notation for integral ∫CF · dr is ∫CPdx + Qdy + Rdz.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
He shook Horace by the jaw and shouted, “What dr aw erf!”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Dr Miriam Broughton, 27, is a resident doctor in her second year of training to become an obstetrics and gynaecology consultant.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Listen to your partner: "Don't just wait until you can speak, but try to hear what they are saying and acknowledge their feelings," Dr Emmerson said.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Dr Sing Chor-wing, from the same department, served as the study's first author.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Every year it recycles thousands of tonnes of waste leather into new fabric which has been used by major brands, including Dr Martens, Nike and Coach.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
That or I think about what I’m going to say in my letter to Dr.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The latest outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo species of the virus, has spread beyond DR Congo borders, with cases reported in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
All the Kenyan cases were linked to the man who had travelled from DR Congo through Uganda, with health officials reporting no evidence of wider community transmission.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The current outbreak in DR Congo has been caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, which is relatively rare, with no approved vaccine or treatment - though trials are under way.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The army said the trial was intended to improve discipline among troops as they battle armed groups in eastern DR Congo.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Above the bar, on a dusty plate-glass window, were the faded letters, DR.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
"A few months ago my dr. was doing some routine lab work and found that I was anemic," Monroe captioned her post.
From Fox News ● Jul. 13, 2021
We've asked and invited her to engage more but the excuses just multiply - I ache, I have a meeting, I have a dr. appointment, the list goes on and on.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2018
A sensitive collodion is now produced as follows: Dissolve 9 gr. of chloride of zinc in 5 dr. of alcohol; add 7-1/2 gr. of collodion cotton and 6-1/2 dr. of ether.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
To each ounce of melted wax thoroughly stir in 1 dr. of pure olive oil.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
It was abolished a second time in 1884, but again put into circulation in 1885, when paper loans to the amount of 45,000,000 dr. were authorized.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
The research was conducted within Akarsu's group at ITU, alongside postdoctoral researcher Dr. N. Merve Uzun and doctoral student Bilal Bulduk.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
She mailed him a copy, with this inscription: “To Dr. John Truman with deep respect and gratitude for your high ideals and continued faithful service to children. Be blessed always. Diana.”
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
“All the indirect evidence suggests that it’s safer than aspirin,” said Dr. Ashkan Shoamanesh, a stroke neurologist at McMaster University in Canada and one of the study’s lead investigators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
"I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr. No with Sean Connery. I'm a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he's sacred territory."
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Ultimately, Joey’s visit to Saint Louis passes without incident, but Dr. Johansen maintains his watchful eye.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
For the fiscal year ending September 2027, D.R.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Fresh off closing its $6.8 billion deal for home builder Taylor Morrison, Berkshire Hathaway bought a new, albeit small, stake in D.R.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
"Oh D.R. me that was close!" it laments.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Shares of two large builders, PulteGroup and D.R.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
His father was a Dominican migrant worker who met his mother picking blueberries in Cherryfield, got her pregnant, moved back to the D.R. to shack up with a local girl, and never looked back.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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