I.W.W.
abbreviation
I.W.W.
American
Or
IWW
abbreviation
IWW
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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A three-hundred-and-fifty-page file on Post attempted to tarnish him with evidence about everything from contacts with I.W.W. members to his advocacy of divorce reform.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019
The Justice Department began a nationwide crackdown in September, 1917, raiding all four dozen I.W.W. offices and the homes of many activists.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019
It depicts a young man stepping over a low barrier toward the viewer with one hand raised against a red sky emblazoned with the letters I.W.W., for the Industrial Workers of the World.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2013
A century ago, the I.W.W. — better known as the Wobblies — was a swaggering, radical union with 100,000 members.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2010
Adam heard of the development of the I.W.W. with its angry angels.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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