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    jr.
    abbreviation
    junior.
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    Jr.
    abbreviation
    Journal.
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    Jr
    abbreviation
    junior

jr.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. junior.


Jr. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Journal.

  2. Junior.


Jr British  

abbreviation

  1. junior

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jones will receive the award from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. at a ceremony boasting an eclectic lineup of American and international talent across generations and genres.

From Washington Times Sep. 27, 2023

Recording Academy President Harvey Mason jr. is scheduled to attend.

From Seattle Times Jul. 31, 2023

“This makes me feel very proud, but it makes me conscious of the fact that we have to maintain the work we have done,” said Harvey Mason jr., the Recording Academy’s CEO.

From Washington Times Nov. 15, 2022

Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said he’s proud of the initiative and hopes the concept can “move the needle.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 19, 2021

I cultivate to corn, berries, etc., until seven or eight years old, with the Planet jr. horse hoe, and then sow to clover.

From The Apple by Various

His son, Danny Bakewell Jr., gave Bass’ reelection campaign $1,800 in September 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have trimmed the asking price of their stunning California mansion by $700,000—just three months after listing the dwelling.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

He questioned why former Compton cop Reggie Wright Jr., the record label’s security head, left Shakur — who’d been repeatedly shot at — largely unguarded that night.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

The investment fund 1789 Capital, in which Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, is investing around $300 million into Polymarket, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Booth asked eleven-year-old Richard Jr. to run and fetch his pistols and gun belt from his room upstairs.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

The 15-time major champion was accompanied to the court hearing by his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of President Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Flowers led Crenshaw to a last-minute win over Palisades last week with a game-winning touchdown pass to freshman Jason Grant Jr.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The executive order came after Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr took a number of steps to remake US vaccine policies over the past year, including the childhood vaccination schedule.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

He also showed some hustle, turning a should-be groundout into a two-bagger in the eighth after an error by Pirates first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Finally, a few weeks later, early in May of 1961, we prepared to launch the Mercury-Redstone spacecraft, named Freedom 7, with astronaut Alan Shepard Jr.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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