bt.
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boat.
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bought.
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Etymology
Origin of BT
C20: shortened from telecommunications
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Of the ten flats that are left, the largest belongs to his grandson Sir Richard Burbidge, Bt., who was born there and grew up to be the present managing director.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The late Sir William Abdy Bt., had for many years devoted his time and money to the collection of valuable lace, such as now can only be seen in the great national collections.
From Chats on Old Lace and Needlework by Emily Leigh Lowes
Bt. 251-8; Gl. 372-4; Gn. 500-509; H.A. 476-92.
From A Greek Primer For Beginners in New Testament Greek by Wallace Stearns
Bt. 248-50; Gl. 313-15; Gn. 492-94; H.A. 337-41.
From A Greek Primer For Beginners in New Testament Greek by Wallace Stearns
Sir Hector Grant, Bt., was good enough for anybody; he need not waste his money on glens.
From Rich Relatives by Compton MacKenzie
Oussama Elsaadi, an iman with a mosque in Denmark‘s second-largest city Aarhus, told the B.T. newspaper that it’s “a good message to all Muslims.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
In April, a Forsyth principal sided with a complaint, removing “The Nerdy and the Dirty” by B.T.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
This museum has in its collection such objects as wartime correspondence penned by George Washington, a number of historical firearms and flags, and the memorable 1883 painting The March to Valley Forge, by William B.T.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2023
Andersen-Lange said the B.T. report referred to a May 8 statement from EMA, which raised a thyroid cancer safety signal for several drugs in the GLP-1 class, including semaglutide.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023
Opposite the Provost-Marshal, in a house belonging to Mr. B.T.
From The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service by Johanna Brandt
BT, the phone company running the boxes, has announced plans to retire its copper-wired network next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Some have raised concerns about the increased control BT will have over the broadband market as a result of the deal.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Additionally, BT is shifting from a phase of decline to one of stabilization as Openreach line losses seem to be plateauing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Last year BT reviewed 47 phone boxes in the Western Isles, with 42 eventually marked for removal.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Instead of toxic pesticides, crops are sprayed with natural substances, like BT, a pesticide made from a common soil bacteria.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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They found that it resembles the Bt proteins used as insecticides, except it has just two major active parts, whereas Bt proteins have three.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 16, 2023
Both teams looked for proteins with a novel mechanism that could replace Bt, Anderson says.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 16, 2023
Remarkably, these fern proteins still affected fall armyworm that were resistant to conventional Bt proteins.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023
Insects that have eaten Bt toxin stop feeding on the plants within a few hours.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The ‘diabolical’ sound produced by F and B, a distance known as a tritone, is likewise produced by pairing Bt and E, E and A#, C and Gl>, and all the other possible tritones.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Begoña's lemon carnaroli rice with pickled ginger, beets and seaweed is a hit, while Sylwia's dish leaves a bt to be desired.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2023
He made 11 starts for Kaulig Racing a season ago bt this year went all in with team owner Matt Kaulig and his crew.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
Substitute y = a + bt + ct2 into y′ + y = 1 + t2 to find a particular solution.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Her method was indirect bt effective, according to Reagan biographer Lou Cannon and White House officials at the time.
From US News ● Mar. 6, 2016
If aq − bp = −1 we obtain the general solution x = bt − cq, y = cp − at, which is of the same form as in the preceding case.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
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