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D.N.B.

American  

abbreviation

British.
  1. Dictionary of National Biography.


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This was somewhat cushioned by a rise in revenue from fees and commissions for the quarter as DNB benefited from client demand for advice and interest in savings and investment products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The three highest-yielding stocks in the S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats are British financial services company Legal & General Group, Norwegian bank DNB, and Finnish telecom company Elisa.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Warmer temperature forecasts are expected to reduce demand, DNB analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

"The recent economic trend has in our view increased the probability of a September hike following a hike in August, and we expect Norges Bank to signal this," DNB Markets said on Aug. 11.

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2023

Most of the account of Baker's life pulled together in the DNB article on him has a decidedly apocryphal ring to it.

From The Fine Lady's Airs (1709) by Baker, Thomas, fl. 1700-1709

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