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ASR

American  

abbreviation

  1. airport surveillance radar.

  2. U.S. Navy. air-sea rescue.

  3. automatic speech recognition.


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Staff told the BBC that the strike in the early afternoon - between the Muslim prayers of Zuhr and Asr - was outside of the cafe's busiest hours.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

A prominent billboard in Tehran’s Vali Asr Square typically used by hard-liners shows Iran’s team heading into a match, apparently supported by warriors of its Persian past.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

The Asr Iran news site on Saturday carried an often cited quote by Khamenei that said the "arrow" shot by Khomeini "will one day hit the target".

From Reuters • Aug. 13, 2022

The park is situated half-way up Tehran’s longest street, Vali Asr, which once bridged two of the former Shah’s palaces.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2015

Now at the hour of Asr there arrived a ship from Djedda which cast anchor.

From Malayan Literature by Various

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