KY
abbreviation
Kentucky (approved especially for use with zip code).
KY
1 Americanabbreviation
Ky.
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Ky
1
British
/ kiː /
noun
Ky.
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ky
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Blankenship, 49, of Versailles, operated a business called KY Bluegrass RV and Camping LLC but also had four shell companies, according to court records.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
KY: My relationships to images and to Blackness are not linear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Act 1090 is just one of more than 100 laws that went into effect Wednesday in Arkansas, KY 3 reported.
From Fox News ● Jul. 30, 2021
A man who chanted #BlackLivesMatter in Whitesburg, KY.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2020
I worked hard for about two hours on the polar side, and was sending to some cracker jack, who signed "KY."
From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by John A. Hill
This resulted in multiple double-digit jumps among the top 25, including No. 8 Paducah, Ky., landing in the top 10 for the first time.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
A spokeswoman for the Lexington, Ky., company said that Valvoline has adequate motor-oil supply for the foreseeable future, and that the entire industry is affected by the cost increases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Wendell Berry, a Kentucky farmer and writer whose work advocated fiercely for working landscapes and working people, died “suddenly and peacefully” on Monday at his home in Port Royal, Ky., according to his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
In Detroit, Indianapolis, Birmingham, Ala., and Louisville, Ky., it also takes fewer than 12 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
He threw his gear on the small folding cot in the hooch that was our new home outside of Tam Ky. “You should have known this place was going to be garbage,” Brunner said.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
England winger Johnstone had earlier replied to Brad O'Neill's opener for the Warriors and Ky Rodwell added Wakefield's fifth try as Trinity registered 33 unanswered points to book their spot at Old Trafford.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Three others have been severely injured, including a driver as recently as June in Louisville, Ky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Puma, who is 10-1 on the morning line, is a son of Eve of War, a mare Kahn owns with Hidden Brook Farm in Paris, Ky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Ky Robinson was fourth in an Australian record 8:08.40.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
Lobel got a map and we figured out exactly where Tam Ky was and figured we didn’t want to be there.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
Is it possible tlo use my iPhone 3gs to hook ky Dell laptop to the Internet?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2010
‘Ther’s four-and-twenty milk-whit calves, twal o’ them ky, In the woods o’ Glentanner, it’s ther thei a’ ly.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Frank Sidgwick
"Don't ky, mamma," whispered Carry, with a vague retrospect of their recent conversation.
From Tales of the Argonauts by Bret Harte
It fell out on a certain day, When she cawd out her father’s ky, There was a troop of gentlemen Came merrily riding by.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Frank Sidgwick
"Don't ky, Mamma," whispered Carry, with a vague retrospect of their recent conversation.
From Selected Stories of Bret Harte by Bret Harte
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