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DOD

American  

abbreviation

  1. Department of Defense.


DOD British  

abbreviation

  1. Department of Defense

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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From 2020 to 2024, just five companies — Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, RTX and Northrop Grumman — received DOD contracts worth a combined $771 billion.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

And the DOD hasn’t limited itself to mining, inking a $1 billion investment in defense contractor L3Harris’s Missile Solutions unit in exchange for convertible equity.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The DOD said in a news release Wednesday night that it has agreed to give Dell a five-year, approximately $9.69 billion award.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Africa Command didn’t identify the missing members, but the DOD official said initial next-of-kin notifications had occurred.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

But with a DOD of 4, only someone schooled in colas is going to be able to pick up on the subtle nuances that distinguish each soft drink.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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