EI
1 Americanabbreviation
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East Indian.
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East Indies.
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East Indian
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East Indies
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social psychol emotional intelligence
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(in Canada) Employment Insurance: a regular payment to a person who is out of work, funded by contributions from workers and employers
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The book value of MFE’s 40% stake in unlisted EI Towers is around 437 million euros, based on MFE’s 2020 financial statements, implying an overall valuation of EI Towers at more than 1 billion euros.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2022
Rai Way, EI Towers and MFE were not immediately available for comment.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2022
ATO, Smiley said, has no connection with the organization known on campus as EI.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2014
Mr. Beebe joined Suntech Power in 2008, following the company’s acquisition of EI Solutions, a California-based regional solar installer.
From Forbes ● Aug. 22, 2011
She was a farm girl from nearby EI Tobosa, and she was plain, rough, ordinary.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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It’s named for an electrical engineering alum who landed a job in 1909 selling explosives for the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company, and eventually worked his way up to treasurer.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Broudy leaves the reader feeling as though in dealing with E.I. or any set of mysterious symptoms, science and self-diagnosis are just the same.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2020
Fortunately, the gas station got a last-minute reprieve from the family of Martha and Henry E.I. du Pont.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2018
In “Exit Ghost,” Zuckerman has nothing but scorn for the young biographer seeking to unearth long-held “facts” about E.I.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2018
The thanks of the Editors, for useful information, loan of books, and other valued favors, are extended to the following persons: Edward E. Ayer, Chicago; Rev. E.I.
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