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AFC

American  
  1. American Football Conference.

  2. American Foxhound Club.

  3. Association Football Club.

  4. automatic flight control.

  5. automatic frequency control.


AFC British  

abbreviation

  1. Air Force Cross

  2. Association Football Club

  3. automatic flight control

  4. automatic frequency control

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When the New England Patriots blocked a field goal in this year’s AFC Championship game, putting the team on the cusp of a Super Bowl trip, Austin Sagan wasn’t cheering like his Patriots-obsessed dad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Key local figures were also in attendance, with AFC Bournemouth co-CEO Jim Frevola sat behind Zuffa Boxing chiefs Dana White and Nick Khan, while UFC flyweight Lone'er Kavanagh and WWE's Finn Balor were also ringside.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The Rams play six division games in the NFC West, which is matched this season with the NFC East and the AFC West.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Apollo Sports Capital also has sports investments in Spanish football club Atlético Madrid and Welsh football club Wrexham AFC, the latter owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

The opposing team was the AFC Lightning from Fayetteville, Georgia, a mostly white middle-class suburb south of Atlanta.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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