bt.
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boat.
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bought.
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Etymology
Origin of BT
C20: shortened from telecommunications
Example Sentences
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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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Sir Hector Grant, Bt., was good enough for anybody; he need not waste his money on glens.
From Rich Relatives by Compton MacKenzie
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
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. 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
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
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
The other six possessions: a stuffed fake field-goal run by Drew Swinney, the son of Clemson coach Dabo Swinney; a punt; three missed field goals by B.T.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
Another prominent member in the same circle with Mr. Lincoln and Miss Todd is Mrs. B.T.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 by Various
William said he complained to BT but it also sparked an interest in preserving phone lines in more rural communities.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
This changed after BT Sport was bought by Warner Bros Discovery and rebranded as TNT Sports.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
BT expects adjusted revenue of between 19 billion and 19.5 billion pounds for fiscal 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
His father, a BT engineer, and his mother, a GP receptionist, were both staunch Labour supporters and he developed an early interest in politics.
From BBC ● May 14, 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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Bt pest control also brought environmental benefits, reducing the use of organophosphate insecticides and other toxic chemicals.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 16, 2023
“The hope is the new fern proteins can be Goldilocks insecticides—similar enough to Bt to be safe and effective yet different enough to kill insects that evolved resistance to Bt,” Tabashnik 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
Modern biotechnology has allowed plants to encode their own crystal Bt toxin that acts against insects.
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
Aweel, gudewife," said Caleb, crestfallen, but not beaten off, "that wasna the way ye guided your gudeman; bt ilka land has its ain lauch.
From The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott
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