in re
Americanpreposition
preposition
Etymology
Origin of in re
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1875–80
Example Sentences
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See this piece from 2010, in re NYU.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2017
The second bulletin in re the attack on Manila made me sick.
From Time ● Dec. 7, 2015
So here’s the 2014 NFL teams that scored well in re fan loyalty, and those that didn’t.
From Forbes ● Sep. 18, 2014
The trial is in re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010 in the same court, No. 10-md-02179.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2013
“I have been wanting to call you on a nearly minutely basis, but I have been waiting until I could form a coherent thought in re An Imperial Affliction.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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