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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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European Command had recommended that the more than 4,000 soldiers of the armored brigade wouldn’t be backfilled after its regular nine-month rotation, according to DOD officials, but hadn’t urged that the deployment be halted midstream.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

The DOD will receive warrants in both companies, and the Department of Commerce will receive equity worth $50 million in Vulcan.

From Barron's Nov. 5, 2025

Gehlsen-Burnett understands why Oura issued statements telling users that their data was safe, secure, and not shared with the DOD.

From Slate Oct. 2, 2025

Written by David Vergun of DOD News and originally published on Feb. 9, 2021, the article recently disappeared from the website.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2025

Wise’s and Lay’s salt and vinegar potato chips, for instance, have a DOD of 8.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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