FAS

¹

1. fetal alcohol syndrome.

2. Foreign Agricultural Service.

F.A.S.

²

Or f.a.s.

abbreviation

Commerce.

1. free alongside ship: without charge to the buyer for goods delivered alongside ship.

FAS

abbreviation

1. free alongside ship

Word History and Origins

Origin of FAS¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

F.A.S. said Albakr landed in the eastern German city of Leipzig at the end of August on his return from Turkey.

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F.A.S. cited a spokesman for the federal prosecutor's office as saying there were not yet "enough links to IS that could be used in court".

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“We have received notice of the fine from F.A.S. and will analyze closely before deciding our next steps,” Google said in a statement on Thursday.

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Though alcohol consumption by Iyal’s birth mother could not be documented, the available evidence pointed to fetal alcohol syndrome, F.A.S., the most extensive form of the range of effects known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, or F.A.S.D.

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C.D.C. estimates of the prevalence of F.A.S. in America range from 0.2 to 1.5 children per 1,000 live births, but this data may represent chiefly those children whose facial dysmorphia render them recognizable; the rest may appear physically typical while contending with hidden neurological damage.

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