FOS

American

Or F.O.S.

abbreviation

free on station.
free on steamer.
Slang. full of shit (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity). See shit.

FOS British

abbreviation

fructooligosaccharide: a chain polymer of fructose found in a variety of plants, vegetables, and fruits and used as a sweetener

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Example Sentences

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Bloomberg News reported the deal valued FOS at about $40 million.

From Reuters • Oct. 2, 2023

A source with knowledge of the situation told FOS that Bezos remains interested in NFL ownership.

From Fox News • Sep. 15, 2021

NF-Y coassociates with FOS at promoters, enhancers, repetitive elements, and inactive chromatin regions, and is stereo-positioned with growth-controlling transcription factors.

From Nature • Oct. 24, 2017

However, according to the FOS, many consumers are unaware that they are using a broker, rather than a loan company itself.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2014

If this really was a problem then it would have been dealt with in the past 200YEARS. come on people, this is an impressive FOS fluff piece.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2012

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