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w.r.

American  

abbreviation

  1. warehouse receipt.

  2. Insurance. war risk.


WR British  

abbreviation

  1. Western Region

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Example Sentences

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Early this year, word spread that the specialty insurer W.R.

From Barron's

In both movie versions and in the hagiographic book The Twelfth of August: The Life of Sheriff Buford Pusser, by W.R.

From Slate

"Water markets are an important tool for allocating water in the Western U.S., and other water-scarce regions around the world, but they are often slow to respond to drought, preventing re-allocation that can substantially reduce financial impacts," says Greg Characklis, W.R.

From Science Daily

Looming over the proceedings was W.R.

From Seattle Times

Looming over the proceedings is W.R.

From Seattle Times