H.Q.
abbreviation
headquarters.
H.Q.
American
Or
h.q.,
abbreviation
HQ
British
abbreviation
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The heroes of the film—again: such as they are—do their work under the bland, decolorizing fluorescents at Globe H.Q.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 16, 2015
Taken to Yakonomo H.Q. in a fleet of muscle cars in “Fast & Furious” colors, he and Pam had their burning encounter with Gus Jr. before heading to Sarah’s sister’s house.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2014
The businesses that Alshaya franchises are the exact sorts H.Q. hopes to work with.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2011
Early one morning the radiotelephone crackled in Hanoi H.Q. of General Rene Cogny, the three-star commander of French Union forces in north Viet Nam.
From Time Magazine Archive
I found out through H.Q. that some of our 15-inch howitzers were in the vicinity, so I decided to film them without delay, to work them into the story of the battle.
From How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. by Geoffrey H. Malins
As of Sept. 24, 42% of home listings had seen a price cut, according to data from Parcl HQ, a provider of housing-market research.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Canon sold the Alton HQ campus to the Irvine Company in 2022 for $120 million, according to CoStar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
US election tracking site Decision Desk HQ projects Democrats will win the House 230-205 and take the Senate 51-49.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Berlin correspondent Jess Parker reports from the AfD party HQ as supporters celebrated the projected results.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Jamal came over from HQ and said that Captain Stewart wanted to see me.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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