B&B
B&B
1 American
B and B
2
American
B & B
British
abbreviation
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After moving to Criccieth, Gwynedd, she realised a dream by opening a B&B.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
The herb garden remains unplanted, and Lindsay’s vague plans for a “bespoke” B&B are on permanent hold, as are Josh’s musical aspirations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
I followed a small road into the tree-covered village of Bise, where I found B&B Pastoral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
From this week, anyone booking a hotel, B&B, or holiday let for stays in the capital after 24 July 2026 will be subject to the 5% levy.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
For the next three days, Deborah came to my B&B room each morning, sat on the bed, and unloaded her mind.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
"You’re up against a computer system that says A is B and B is C."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024
If all you know about a trio of dice is that A usually beats B, and B usually beats C, is it more likely that A usually beats C or vice versa?
From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2023
David Nanney, the founder of the Haines John Muir Association and operator of the Chilkat Eagle B and B, collected me at the ferry terminal.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2018
Under approval voting, if A beats B, and B beats C, A beats C. So, except for when the result is tied, there is always an alternative that is approved more than any other.
From Nature ● Jul. 24, 2016
He said that as soon as his B and B opened for business, he would become a regular customer.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
So, A is connected to B, B is connected to C, but is A connected to C?
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2021
Though there are several ensembles, the piece’s structure is essentially the “La Ronde” idea, in which A dances with B, B with C, C with D and so on.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2012
The structure -- A meets B, B meets C, and so on until the last character encounters A -- comes from Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde.
From Time Magazine Archive
B B may then begin to exhibit an opposite polarity, which is followed later by a similar change on C, and this action continues.
From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Thomas Commerford Martin
As the balls, B B, increase their velocity, they fly away from the shaft and move the arms, A A, and a sliding tube, C, towards the right.
From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Archibald Williams
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