kg
abbreviation
kilogram; kilograms.
kg
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kG
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kg.
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American
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keg; kegs.
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kilogram; kilograms.
K.G.
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American
abbreviation
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Knight of the Garter.
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(in police use) known gambler.
KG
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British
abbreviation
kg
2
British
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kg
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British
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kg
Scientific
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The SPP has been sitting at around £1.75 per kg but smaller producers like Duncan have been receiving as little as £1.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
SpaceX’s workhorse launch vehicle can carry 22,500 kg to orbit at $3,289 a kilogram.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
On average, the intervention group lost 3.3 kg and reduced waist circumference by 3.6 cm.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
"The regime is still firmly in power. Its missile capabilities are damaged but still intact. It still holds roughly 440 kg of uranium enriched to 60 percent," he wrote on X.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
I have 11 years like you, and I am only 39 kg heavy.
From Deer Godchild by Marguerite Bernard
"Then they made me fight the lightest weight. I was 120 kg, he was 60 kg. He kicked my arse seven times," he said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2014
Its concern was anything but academic, since it has to decide whether to approve a license to export 12,261 kg. of Government-owned enriched uranium to fuel a reactor in India.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nurses there are working furiously to keep a 600 gm. baby girl alive, along with 1.2 kg. twin boys.
From Time Magazine Archive
Parcels weighing up to 5 kg. pay .50 fr. for all distances.
From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by William Larrabee
During the reaction crushed ice is added from time to time to maintain the temperature at 0'0; about 1 kg. is usually used.
From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant
The women were identified as former contestants Jane Doe K.G. and Jane Doe K.N. of television game show “AAG,” which is believed to be a reference to Lythgoe’s short-lived “All American Girl.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
A work by famous Indian painter Ram Kumar is hung on the wall between the living and dining areas, another by renowned Indian artist K.G.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Allen was the granddaughter of Minneapolis activist, K.G.
From Fox News ● May 27, 2021
Among those who died in the Shangri-La Hotel was businessman K.G.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2019
At length the King felt himself, with many wry faces, compelled to make the Prime Minister a K.C.B., a K.G., and other typographical combinations, together with an earl, and subsequently a duke.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
Austrian company TRA LEO GmbH & Co KG, which bought the plot, told AFP it had offered to support the creation of a memorial on the site.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The emails are signed "A", with a signature that appears to read "HRH Duke of York KG".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
KG exploited a weakness in the U.S. banking system: Banks are reluctant to share account information, even after they’ve identified suspicious activity.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
The company’s investors include Mitsubishi and Siemens, and WiTricity has a partnership to demo wireless charging on cars made by South Korea’s KG Mobility.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
The KG 200 division of the Luftwaffe did exist, and was known for its unconventional use of planes, enemy and otherwise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
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