Ig
1 Americanabbreviation
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Indo-Germanic.
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Inspector General.
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Indo-Germanic (languages)
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Inspector General
Example Sentences
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The 36th edition of the Ig Nobels will be held in the Swiss city of Zurich on September 3, the organisation said.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
The winners of last year's Ig Nobels included scientists who painted zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies and others who showed how drinking alcohol can help people speak a foreign language.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Nothing came of it until the US-based Ig Nobel Prize took notice and got in touch.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
In September, his preprint received an Ig Nobel Prize, a satirical award that promotes research that “makes people laugh, then think.”
From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024
When I tell him what Rafael is—the fairest soul man ever called a foe— Ig.
From Semiramis and Other Plays Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet by Dargan, Olive Tilford
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