Db
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Radio and Television. delayed broadcast.
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Internet Slang. dead bedroom.
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Bachelor of Divinity.
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Domesday Book.
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Kurt knocked the world on its ass by choosing Db instead.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Thus from C to C# they count five shades of tone; whereas from C to Db they count but four.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
Db supplied Rom. i. 27-30 very early; Dc, a later hand, 1 Cor. xiv. 13-22.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
Likewise, from D to Db they count five shades of tone, and from D to C# but four.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
The shares look cheap at this price, DB says, keeping a buy rating on the stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
DB keeps a buy rating on the stock with a target price of HK$67.00.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Analyst Siraj Ahmed says his base case scenario is that DSV will shift much of its needs from WiseTech’s CargoWise platform to the Tango platform that came with its 2025 acquisition of DB Schenker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Let’s examine the five-year monthly chart of the U.S. dollar via the Invesco DB U.S.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
A bar DB can turn about D, fixed to the frame in its axis, and slide through a point B fixed in the carriage AA′.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Statistical analysis of the results from 11 test sets showed that the energy loss during splitting remained below 1.16 dB.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2023
The W.H.O. has long recommended less than 30 dB of nighttime noise inside your bedroom for high-quality sleep.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
During a midday walk, Goode’s sound meter flashed 80 decibels, and she says sometimes it hits 85 to 90 dB, an unhealthy level.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023
A trip aboveground with a handheld dB meter found the ambient street noise — street vendors chatting, kids playing and laughing, buses whooshing by — hovering at an average of 72 dB.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
The sound produced by a super tanker cargo vessel as it moves through the ocean, will reach volumes of up to 200 dB according to the Natural History Museum.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2023
Several “Star Wars” projects have been announced over the years with big names attached, only to be delayed or dropped, including a planned trilogy with “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
Mr. Lin would eventually link up with David Benioff and D.B.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Based on a trilogy of books by Chinese author Cixin Liu, the series, co-created by David Benioff and D.B.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
Reuniting the “Game of Thrones” team of the director Jeremy Podeswa and the writers David Benioff and D.B.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
He was a pretty young guy, not much older than my brother D.B., and you could kid around with him without losing your respect for him.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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