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asst.

American  

abbreviation

  1. assistant.

asst British  

abbreviation

  1. assistant

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Joan Donovan, asst. professor of journalism at Boston University and an expert on extremism, said the initial rumors about the bullet casings being marked with Antifa or trans ideaology symbols seemed too obvious.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

Local Tesla showroom looking for asst. service mgr.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2018

Here's asst. coach Ezra Hendrickson showing some skill at the end of training.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2010

I am from Alabama and dont believe in loafing I am now employed at a firm as porter, packer, asst. shipping clerk but I cant live on the pay.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 by Various

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