FYI
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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There’s no flag that goes up saying “Just FYI, your assumptions did much of the heavy lifting here.”
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2025
Along with children from other parts of the world, she also features in SaveOurWildlife, a documentary film produced by Sky News and Sky Kids FYI that looks at the impact of climate change on animals.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
In 2018, Seattle Times columnist Gene Balk, aka The FYI Guy, wrote an article using data collected from the Consumer Price Index showing Seattle’s cost of living outpaced every major municipal region in the country.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Early this year, The UK branch of Heinz drummed up controversy by replying on social media to the age old question of fridge vs cupboard with a unequivocal "FYI: Ketchup. goes. in. the. fridge!!!"
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2023
This girl Molly walked up to us, smiling, and said, “Uh, Daisy, just FYI, your Kool-Aid dye job is staining your shirt.”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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