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  • D.R.E.
    D.R.E.
    abbreviation
    Director of Religious Education.
  • DRE
    DRE
    abbreviation
    direct recording electronic: a system of voting in elections in which voters enter choices using an electronic device such as a touch screen

D.R.E.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Director of Religious Education.

  2. Doctor of Religious Education.


DRE British  

abbreviation

  1. direct recording electronic: a system of voting in elections in which voters enter choices using an electronic device such as a touch screen

"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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Towards the end of the show, which was streamed live on Amazon, Lamar brought out West Coast rap legend Dr Dre, acting as his hype-man on raucous versions of Still D.R.E. and California Love.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2024

Throughout the video, the distinctive beat of "Still D.R.E." plays, Greene's slo-mo steps timed to the percussive piano of the legendary song, featuring Snoop Dogg.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2023

Dr. Dre played the piano for the intro of "Still D.R.E." and was joined by the rest of the performers to wrap up the show.

From Fox News ● Feb. 13, 2022

The new D.R.E. machines did offer real advantages.

From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2018

The NWA founder played two of his biggest hits, Still D.R.E. and The Next Episode, at the free gig in Brixton.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2018

Though the discomfort of a DRE pales in comparison to what basically any woman endures in a garden-variety OB-GYN appointment, many men have long viewed the exam as a barely bearable indignity.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2024

Preventative Services Task Force suggests that men between 55 and 70 discuss whether to screen with their doctor—but if they do screen, it should be with a blood test rather than a DRE.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2024

DRE GREENLAW, inside linebacker: Greenlaw and Fred Warner form one of the NFL’s best linebacker tandems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

“Due to staffing constraints, we don’t always have options for DRE assessments on any given day/night. I do not know whether another certified officer was working that night,” Maxey wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023

Still DRE sounds supremely confident: there’s virtually nothing to the track beyond one insistent sample and the occasional synth flutter, but it’s utterly addictive.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 7, 2019

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