KP
king's pawn.
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KP
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Knight (of the Order) of St Patrick
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military kitchen police
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“It took us a bit with KP out to figure out kind of how we can still flow,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
KP Law's case alleges that J&J never issued warnings on the packaging of its baby powder and instead marketed it as a symbol of purity and safety.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
KP Law notes that one claimant is dying from their cancer every three days and called for the case to proceed more quickly.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Nepal's ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former interior minister Ramesh Lekhak have been released from custody after questioning for their alleged role in a deadly 2025 crackdown on protesters, police said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
An explosion of excited conversation—no KP for a whole month?
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
Nasir K.P., who declined to provide their full name, said they are living with their godfather’s friend.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021
“The definition of Linsanity may have evolved,” said K.P.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2016
“But I think the conversation me and K.P. had brought everything to light and it was best for me to come back to school.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2016
"They're not engineering jobs, per se. But they're technician-level jobs. They're better jobs," says K.P.
From US News ● Apr. 9, 2015
K.T., or K.P., as it may be, are to be added to the address.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Saw kp of 7.3 and drove to Lake Ontario for the most beautiful display!!!
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
Kw = kp = tp = pt, t and k being interchangeable before labials in Dak.
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods)
Sylow’s theorem may be extended to show that if pa′ is a factor of the order of a group, the number of subgroups of order pa′ is of the form 1 + kp.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
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