G.B.E.

American  

abbreviation

1. Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire or Dame Grand Cross of the British Empire.

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GBE British  

abbreviation

1. (Knight or Dame) Grand Cross of the British Empire (a Brit title)

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Example Sentences

The closing of Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, known as G.B.E., represents the most significant upheaval to the New York art market since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in shuttered art spaces, cratered sales and calamitous job losses.

From New York Times

They constitute only a small fraction of the artists on the G.B.E. roster.

From New York Times

G.B.E. later moved to a warehouse on Greenwich Street, and as the gallery grew it began to work with more established artists, such as Mr. Katz and the Arte Povera pioneer Jannis Kounellis.

From New York Times

The G.B.E. ethos, at once professional and scruffy, endured when the gallery moved in 2016 to a huge four-story space in Harlem — a relocation that felt like a pointed rebuke of the Chelsea art world.

From New York Times

But midsize dealerships like G.B.E. were already being squeezed in recent years, as the art market has grown into a global sales network and a handful of major galleries have taken a greater percentage of total market share.

From New York Times