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abbreviation

junior.

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J particle, JPEG, Jpn., J-pop, J/psi particle, jr., JRC, JSA, J.S.D., JSE, J-stroke

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Jr.

abbreviation

Journal.

Junior.

How to use jr. in a sentence

But his words felt forced and were belied his 2004 vote to oppose marking Martin Luther King Jr.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
Are Police Stealing People’s Property?|Joan Blades, Matt Kibbe|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In 2004, for example, Scalise voted “no” on a resolution to make Martin Luther King Jr.
No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Oskar Schindler—these names come readily to mind when we think of heroes of conscience.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This is admittedly a loaded question, but do you feel James Earl Ray really killed Martin Luther King Jr.?
Ava DuVernay on ‘Selma,’ the Racist Sony Emails, and Making Golden Globes History|Marlow Stern|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Robert Douglass, Jr., for many years, has kept a study and gallery of painting and daguerreotype in the city of Philadelphia.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
Who the cap'n is, nobody knows, and he hides himself under the name of Nemo, Jr.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
Captain Nemo, Jr., didn't seem like a man who'd help out any underhand game like this.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
That Captain Nemo, Jr., has surely got a head on him to be able to get up such a boat.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
Readers of John Fox, Jr.'s stories will recognize the location of this story at once.
A Girl's Student Days and After|Jeannette Marks

British Dictionary definitions for jr.

jr

abbreviation for

junior

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