Tim

¹ American

[tim] / tɪm /

noun

a male given name, form of Timothy.

Tim. ² American

abbreviation

Bible.

Timothy.

Tim. British

abbreviation

Timothy

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Chief Executive Tim Cook said on the company’s last earnings conference call that Apple sees “market pricing for memory increasing significantly.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They are also writing the feature “Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman” for Tim Burton to direct, with Margot Robbie in talks to star.

From Los Angeles Times

Tim Hinkley’s delightful electric-keyboard riff makes one wonder why he wasn’t added throughout the LP.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a statement reported in US media, Centcom spokesman Tim Hawkins said: "We take these reports seriously."

From BBC

"The constitution says we're not supposed to be at war without a vote of Congress," Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, a co-sponsor of the war resolution, told NPR.

From BBC

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