lav
noun
lav
1 American
[lav]
/ læv /
noun
Informal.
LAV
2
American
abbreviation
lav
British
/ læv /
noun
Etymology
Origin of lav1
By shortening
Origin of LAV2
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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States setting universal rates is common, but low reimbursement endangers access to key services for individuals with disabilities, said Jennifer Lav, senior attorney with the National Health Law Program.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023
One director, the celebrated Filipino auteur Lav Diaz, cast her in his 2019 film, “The Halt,” based solely on her reputation.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2022
There are some films I hadn't seen before making "The Story of Film: A New Generation," Lav Diaz's film, and some of the Asian stuff that doesn't come so easily to my local cinema.
From Salon • Sep. 20, 2022
Lav Diaz’s “Evolution of a Filipino Family,” which runs nine hours and 53 minutes, unfolds as a contemplation of the trauma inflicted by colonialism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2018
Reports of cases at Lav and in chancery, argued and determined in the Supreme Court of Illinois.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1976 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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