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Berks

British  
/ bɑːks /

abbreviation

  1. Berkshire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I remember it clearly because I used this as an example in the principles of management class I taught that semester at Penn State University Berks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

It was nearly half a century later, in August, when a Pennsylvania police detective tracked down Grubb's fingerprints, the Berks County Coroner’s Office said.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

The Lancaster settlement extends into neighboring Chester County with smaller numbers in Berks and Dauphin counties in Pennsylvania and Cecil County, Maryland.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

At Berks, which held families until 2021, each detainee cost about $1,200 per day, according to the draft memo, far beyond the $142 average in fiscal year 2022.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2023

Origin Berks County, Pennsylvania, where I found it very popular as a productive winter apple for all purposes.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.

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