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LW

1 American  

  1. low water.

l/w 2 American  

  1. lumen per watt; lumens per watt.

LW 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. radio long wave

  2. low water

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Lw 2 British  

symbol

  1. lawrencium (now superseded by Lr )

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Lamb Weston LW -20.50%decrease; red down pointing triangle swung to a profit in its latest quarter as revenue edged up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

LW: I love bringing new work to museums because it’s different from the film world, where it has to be so clearly defined.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

The Really Useful Group, his longtime licensing and production company, has been rebranded as LW Entertainment, and is now headed by James McKnight, who previously worked with J.K.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

It’s pretty unusual for me not to immediately instruct a LW to look into establishing an emergency fund in a high-interest savings account.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2023

Taterleg was as brilliant as a humming-bird, even to his belt and scabbard, which had a great many silver tacks driven into them, repeating the letters LW in great characters and small.

From The Duke Of Chimney Butte by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)

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