BP
beautiful people; beautiful person.
BP
1 American
bp.
2
American
abbreviation
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baptized.
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birthplace.
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bishop.
B/P
3
American
Commerce.
b.p.
4
American
abbreviation
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Finance. basis point.
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below proof.
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Commerce. bills payable.
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Physics, Chemistry. boiling point.
B.P.
5
American
abbreviation
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Bachelor of Pharmacy.
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Bachelor of Philosophy.
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Finance. basis point.
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Archaeology. before (the) present: (in radiocarbon dating) in a specified amount of time or at a specified point in time before a.d. 1950.
between 2 and 3 million years B.P.;
human groups living in cities by 5000 B.P.
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Commerce. bills payable.
bp
1
British
abbreviation
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(of alcoholic density) below proof
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boiling point
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bishop
BP
2
British
abbreviation
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blood pressure
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British Pharmacopoeia
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Previously cordial relations boiled over on Friday as they butted heads at Friday's weigh-in at BP Pulse Arena.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The next fight is particularly important for Cameron, after her first fight at BP Pulse Arena since November 2024 – and her first since her much-lauded move to MVP.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The former Shell CFO returns to the Harbour board after stepping down last year to take a board position at BP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“But I would assume another live BP, but we’re gonna make sure we talk to him and get with the training staff as well.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
They call out a chorus of numbers that are as familiar to me now as my own name: BP, pulse ox, respiratory rate.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
Burnell, Robert, bp. of Bath and Wells, 163, 164, 171.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt
Drokensford, John, bp. of Bath and Wells, 186.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt
Peter des Roches, bp. of Winchester, 140, 142, 143, 149.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt
Oswald, bp. of Worcester, see York, abps. of.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt
William of Saint-Calais, bp. of Durham, 87, 88, 92.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt
Smith, B. D. & Yarnell, R. A. Initial formation of an indigenous crop complex in eastern North America at 3800 b.p.
From Nature ● Nov. 14, 2017
Figure 6 shows a slightly later ovum than Figure 5, seen from the dorsal side. b.p. is the blastopore.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
This stage is called the gastrula stage; ar. is the cavity of the gastrula, the archenteron; b.p. is its opening or blastopore.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
M.M. and B.P. — plus grand jury and trial immunity orders for a fourth person identified as M.H.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
“People yelling and screaming at B.P., already ready to go walking in,” Stanton said, recalling the atmosphere at batting practice.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2018
Did the Toba volcanic eruption of ~74 ka B.P. produce widespread glaciation?
From Nature ● Dec. 12, 2017
"There are usually thunderstorms this time of year, but these rains have not been occurring," said B.P.
From Reuters ● May 23, 2016
Scientists usually report C14 dates with their potential error, as in 3000 ± 150 B.P.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
The ten-year JGB yield is up 0.5 bp at 2.910%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The five-year JGB yield is unchanged at 1.950%; 10-year yield is down 1 bp at 2.700%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The five-year JGB yield is down 1 bp at 1.920%; the 10-year yield is up 2 bps at 2.800% after earlier touching 2.810%, its highest intraday level since October 1996, according to data provider Quick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The 10-year JGB yield is up 0.5 bp at 2.685%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Elements of pericarp in surface view. p, parenchyma; bp, parenchyma of fibro-vascular bundle; b, bast fiber; sp, spiral vessel. x160.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
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