U.K.
abbreviation
United Kingdom.
U.K.
Americanabbreviation
UK
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British
abbreviation
uk
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British
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Example Sentences
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“Kim sees there is little to gain from dialogue if you are an adversary of the U.S.,” said Yang Uk, a military expert at Asan Institute for Policy Studies, a Seoul-based think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Some like 80-year-old Ral Uk Thang hope that after the election, the junta will retreat, and he will be able to go back home.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
Park Chan Uk, head of CJ ENM Convention Business, was careful not to commit to a return visit, but the expansion to the U.S., particularly Los Angeles, fits in many ways.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
Yang Uk, a security expert at South Korea’s Asan Institute for Policy Studies, noted that in addition to Soviet-designed armaments, North Korea also could share some of its latest military equipment.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
Old croakers, deacons of the mire, That led the deep batrachian choir, Uk!
From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell
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