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LDR

1 American  
Informal.

  1. long-distance relationship: a relationship, typically a romantic one, in which the two people live far enough apart that they cannot see each other often.

    My boyfriend and I had an LDR for two years.
ldr. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. leader.

LDR British  

abbreviation

  1. long distance relationship

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King Family Lending explained to LDR that its license was inactive due to an “administrative problem,” according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

LDR provided an itemized list of its loans and the luxury items that were supposedly put up as collateral.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

LDR claims that its business relationship with King Family Lending continued until October 2022, but King’s business “was not licensed during the majority of the time that it was a borrower,” according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Does your caring LDR partner practice basic hygiene?

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2020

Carl, I actually agree with LDR that I used the word fan carelessly in my essay; I should have used a more provisional phrase, like avid listener.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2019

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