ESP
extrasensory perception: perception or communication outside of normal sensory capability, as in telepathy and clairvoyance.
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extrasensory perception
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English for Specific ( or Special) Purposes: the technique of teaching English to students who need it for a particular purpose, such as business dealings
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electronic stability programme: an electronic system that automatically stabilizes a road vehicle that is being oversteered or is in danger of rolling over by selectively applying individual brakes
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He became fascinated by the anthropology of the abnormal—from trance states to traditional magical practices to the possibility of ESP.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2024
Quirk was always a few covers away: The Day The Martians Landed, screamed one headline, with two alien spaceships looming dramatically; or ESP: Fact Or Fiction, as part of a series of "eternal controversies".
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
They were well-meaning spiritual seekers who found a sense of purpose through the group’s “Executive Success Program” — or ESP — personal development seminars supposedly designed to help people overcome their “limiting beliefs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
“We wanted to see if we could make it possible to encrypt data while using existing services,” says computer scientist Jason Nieh, one of the developers of ESP.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 16, 2021
The first one, which is embarrassingly obvious, is that ESP runs afoul of the fundamental common- sense principle that the normal senses must somehow be involved for communication to take place.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
"The downward revision reflects our more cautious view on both investment and consumption growth, esp. in 3Q," the Wall Street bank said in a note.
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2023
A particularly tense period of time, esp. one leading up to the climax of a competition or event.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2022
Tomorrow may be a serious fire spread day due to W/SW wind event, esp. on #CaldorFire which will start to approach Meyers/South Lake Tahoe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
However, one Condé Nast audience development editor shared on X that “by volume, Pitchfork has the highest daily site visitors of any of our titles … despite scant resourcing, esp from corporate.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
“They are extremely dangerous to animals esp dogs ... we spent the last 2 months trying to figure out what was wrong with our King ... nothing was working.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
“They would want me to give up Dt or family, esp JK. I would never do that,” Manafort said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2019
I can't overemphasize how exceedingly patient my fellow passengers have been - esp the young ones.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2017
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; esp.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
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