A.U.C.
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Etymology
Origin of A.U.C.1
From Latin ab urbe conditā
Origin of A.U.C.2
From Latin annō urbis conditae
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But the lawyer also gave Drummond another opening by allowing it to question the purpose of payments he had made to former A.U.C. leaders.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2015
Mr. Collingsworth responded by arguing in court papers that media outlets had widely reported on Drummond’s affiliation with the A.U.C. and that the F.B.I. had sent agents to Colombia to probe the company’s actions.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2015
But determining what role, if any, American executives played in the mayhem is made difficult by a number of factors including the reliability of former A.U.C. leaders testifying against them.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2015
The difference between A.U.C. and U.W.F., exaggerated by their partisans, was mainly procedural.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The next legible thing after the Greek signatures was the word "Romae, A.U.C.," showing that the family had now migrated to Rome.
From She by Haggard, Henry Rider
There, he offered to provide testimony into how Colombian politicians, business leaders and other members of the country's establishment allegedly cooperated with the AUC.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
When combined with DELFI, the AUC increased to 0.90.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
All are quintessential parts of life in the AUC — Atlanta University Center Consortium — home to four Historically Black Colleges & Universities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2021
AUC officials said he left the university in 2018.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2020
The December, 1960, membership list of the AUC is in Appendix II of this volume.
From The Invisible Government by Smoot, Dan
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