b.d.s.
abbreviation
(in prescriptions) to be taken twice a day.
b.d.s.
1 Americanabbreviation
B.D.S.
2
American
abbreviation
BDS
1
British
abbreviation
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery
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Barbados (international car registration)
bds
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of b.d.s.
From Latin bis diē sūmendum
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B.D.S. is particularly sensitive in Germany, where protecting Israel is a cornerstone of its postwar foreign policy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2020
Sharon Brous, a leading progressive rabbi in Los Angeles, told me that liberals who embrace Zionism find themselves torn over B.D.S.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2019
The B.D.S. movement was founded in 2005 with a statement of principles, written collectively and known as the B.D.S. call.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2019
A former Psy-Group employee said these so-called name-and-shame tactics were often effective at silencing individual B.D.S. activists.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 28, 2019
Psy-Group employees had recently travelled to Washington to visit officials at a think tank called the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which had shared some of its research on the B.D.S. movement.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 11, 2019
After a certain point, he changed his mind and became a supporter of BDS.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
Fencing can be effective but comes with significant costs, requires ongoing maintenance and also has the unintended consequence of excluding other wildlife from woodlands, the BDS says.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
The BDS identifies as a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
In its statement, Unilever reiterated that it does not support the BDS movement.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
As part of split-up, Atos is considering spinning off and combining BDS with its services operations, notably those aimed at helping customers move to the cloud.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2022
State chapter.Ireland, wom. suff. in, 343; wom. on school and poor law bds.,
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Ida Husted Harper
Cr. 8vo, 6s. ea.; post 8vo, bds 2s.
From The Ivory Gate, a new edition by Sir Walter Besant
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d.; post 8vo, illust. bds, 2s.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen
JOHNSON'S WORKS, by MURPHY, 12 vols. 8vo. bds, uncut. 3l.
From Notes and Queries, Number 13, January 26, 1850 by Various
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