G.B.
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Great Britain
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Also: Gb. gigabyte
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Great Britain (international car registration)
Example Sentences
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A Lidl GB spokesperson said Lidl Plus Points "offers a brand new way for shoppers to save even more on their weekly essentials and middle aisle finds".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
At one stage she held the record for WSL appearances, with her Chelsea success helping Ingle land a place in the Team GB squad at the 2020 Olympics, where she was the sole Welsh player.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
On Saturday, the channel's chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos described Holmes as a "loved member of the GB News family" and said "we're with him every step of the way as he recovers".
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Holmes, a veteran broadcaster, joined GB News in 2022 to present its breakfast programme.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
They were mostly English, ex-colonial administrators and business people from John Holt and Kingsway and GB Ollivant and Shell-BP and United Africa Company.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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