dr
abbreviation
door.
dr
1 American
Dr
2
American
abbreviation
Chiefly British.
DR
3
American
abbreviation
dr.
4
American
abbreviation
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debit.
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debtor.
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drachma; drachmas.
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dram; drams.
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drawer.
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drum.
Dr.
5
American
abbreviation
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Doctor.
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Drive (used in street names).
D.R.
6
American
dr
1
British
abbreviation
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debtor
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Also: dr.. dram
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drawer
dr.
2
British
abbreviation
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debit
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Also: dr. dram
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(the former) drachma
Dr
3
British
abbreviation
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Doctor
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(in street names) Drive
DR
4
British
abbreviation
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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
Goodby Miss Kinnian and dr Strauss and evrybody...
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
"We are now experiencing mild headaches," said Dr Precious Bañas-Melad.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Dr Leonardo Riella, from the centre for transplantation sciences at Mass General Brigham said the shortage of organs available for transplant meant " we are in a crisis".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
According to Dr Philipp Schlegel, co-author of the study, the circuit has to be just right, otherwise the consequneces for the poor male could be dire.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Stars of stage and screen paid tribute to the actor, who shot to fame as the lingerie-clad Dr Frank-N-Furter in the cult 1975 film The Rocky Horror Show.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Yeah, it’s fine, thanks, Lyle. Can I get you guys anything? Water? Dr Pepper?”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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
This 17th outbreak of the Ebola is already the deadliest in DR Congo's history and spreading faster than any other.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
This outbreak is now the deadliest in DR Congo's history and the second-worst ever - only surpassed by the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak when more than 11,000 people died.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ongoing regional instability near the location of the outbreak, in the east of DR Congo, has added to challenges in controlling the spread of the disease.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
His loud Dominican voice boomed back: him and his family was flying to DR on Christmas Day tomorrow.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
"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
She goes with her husband. mrs. opie comes hurriedly out of the dining-room, too late. mrs. opie. Oh! dr. remnant. Run . .
From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Harley Granville-Barker
The plus values amounted to 3,301,481 dr. in 1898, 3,533,755 dr. in 1899, and 3,442,713 dr. in 1900.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
A “patriotic loan” of 30,000,000 dr. without interest, issued during the war excitement of 1885, proved a failure, only 2,723,860 dr. being subscribed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
"Combined with its hidden, subterranean, and mysterious lifestyle on the forest floor, our team unanimously agreed that naming it Thismia daemona perfectly captured its enigmatic and devil-like essence," Dr. Chantanaorrapint said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Dr. Ben Bassin explains why going to the ER feels so chaotic—and how design can help make it better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Mr. Stevens will never shed having played the dreamy Matthew Crawley on “Downton Abbey,” but he appears to be having the time of his life playing this variant of Dr. Evil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Clancy was clinically diagnosed with major depressive disorder by multiple professionals: McLean Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Alia Goodheart, outpatient psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Tufts and prosecution expert Dr. Avram Mack.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Dr. Harlow will always be modest about his role in saving Phineas.
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
Recent trends suggest takeovers of the largest home builders, such as D.R.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 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
His father was a Dominican migrant worker who met his mother picking blueberries in Cherryfield, got her pregnant, moved back to the D.R. to shack up with a local girl, and never looked back.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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