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    dr
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    Dr
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  • DR
    DR
    abbreviation
    dining room.
  • dr.
    dr.
    abbreviation
    debit.
  • Dr.
    Dr.
    abbreviation
    Doctor.
  • D.R.
    D.R.
    abbreviation
    Daughters of the (American) Revolution.

dr

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. door.

  2. dram; drams.


Dr 2 American  

abbreviation

Chiefly British.
  1. Doctor.


DR 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Real Estate. dining room.


dr. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. debit.

  2. debtor.

  3. drachma; drachmas.

  4. dram; drams.

  5. drawer.

  6. drum.


Dr. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor.

  2. Drive (used in street names).


D.R. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Daughters of the (American) Revolution.

  2. Navigation. dead reckoning.

  3. Dutch Reformed.


dr 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. debtor

  2. Also: dr.. dram

  3. drawer

"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

dr. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. debit

  2. Also: dr. dram

  3. (the former) drachma

"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

Dr 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor

  2. (in street names) Drive

"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

DR 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. dry riser

"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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Together with colleagues from Wageningen University and 12 other research institutions from the US, France, Argentina, Italy and Chile, dr.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

According to Vulture, in 2022, Petras tweeted in response to a fan asking her to “stop defending dr luke” by writing, “I have nothing to say or be ashamed of at all.”

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

Redo the previous example with the order of integration dθ dz dr.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Use x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ, and dA = r dr dθ to convert an integral in rectangular coordinates to an integral in polar coordinates.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

He shook Horace by the jaw and shouted, “What dr aw erf!”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

"What happened was an appalling abuse of power and leadership that should never have occurred," said the Right Reverend Dr Pete Wilcox.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

It's something Dr Nicholas Hac, a neurologist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago who specialises in dizziness and vertigo, has also heard from some of his patients.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Keurig Dr Pepper has hired Russ Torres as chief executive of its coffee spinoff, plucking the executive from Kimberly-Clark.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In a statement, Dr David Bridle, Chief Medical Officer for ELFT, apologised to Cahan's family for the failings in his care.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

We took turns sipping from the Dr Pepper, shading ourselves with the sail as best we could.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

The worst outbreak previously recorded in DR Congo left nearly 2,300 people dead from 3,500 reported cases between 2018 and 2020.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

"Attacks against volunteers and humanitarian personnel are unacceptable," the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said in a statement, along with the Red Cross societies of the DR Congo and Uganda.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

The conflict is closely linked to tensions between DR Congo and neighbouring Rwanda.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

In January 2025 the conflict got worse when the M23 seized parts of eastern DR Congo, including Goma and two airports.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Above the bar, on a dusty plate-glass window, were the faded letters, DR.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

"A few months ago my dr. was doing some routine lab work and found that I was anemic," Monroe captioned her post.

From Fox News ● Jul. 13, 2021

We've asked and invited her to engage more but the excuses just multiply - I ache, I have a meeting, I have a dr. appointment, the list goes on and on.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2018

The university receives a subvention from the state, which in 1905 amounted to 563,960 dr.; it possesses a library of over 150,000 volumes and geological, zoological and botanical museums.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

Shortly after mid-day, while the sun beats strongly upon the terrace, abud is working dexterously at the rose trees. dr. remnant comes down the steps, hatted, and carrying a stick and a book.

From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Harley Granville-Barker

How easy would it be to prefix the letter f where fluid oz., dr., or other quantity is meant.

From Notes and Queries, Number 204, September 24, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell

"MEGATRON provides a common physical framework for interpreting two of astronomy's most exciting new datasets: JWST's view of the earliest galaxies and the stellar fossil record," said Dr. Rey.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The hotel’s medical director, Dr. Massimiliano Mayrhofer, assured me that Palace Merano’s combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western science, along with an anti-inflammatory diet, could mitigate some of my menopause woes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"In the paradigm we propose, portable ultrasound devices usable by any healthcare professional will become the standard tool for atherosclerosis screening from the early stages of adult life," Dr. Ibáñez said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Jim Carrey came out of retirement to reprise his role as Dr. Robotnik in the ‘Sonic’ franchise because he ‘needed the money, frankly.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Dr. Harlow wants Phineas to come in off the porch so he can treat his wound.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Fresh off closing its $6.8 billion deal for home builder Taylor Morrison, Berkshire Hathaway bought a new, albeit small, stake in D.R.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

"Oh D.R. me that was close!" it laments.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Over the past several years, Berkshire has held stakes in other large public builders, such as D.R.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Celebrity justice in the D.R. can be perplexing, and Judge José Antonio Núñez admitted as much.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

“Yes, blit all they put on Dominican radio be D.R. music, merengue and such. They not so interested in Haitian politics in Dominican Republic.”

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

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