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MSD

1 American  

M.S.D. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor of Medical Science.

  2. Master of Science in Dentistry.


MSD British  

abbreviation

  1. Ministry of Social Development

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A spokesperson for MSD -- known as Merck in North America -- told AFP that independent data on non-Zaire strains such as Bundibugyo is "limited, not from humans and not from evaluation of Ervebo".

From Barron's May 19, 2026

MSD says the jab offers "meaningful benefits" for hospitals by reducing the time spent administering the drug, freeing up time for other clinical tasks and potentially reducing the pressure on NHS resources.

From BBC May 3, 2026

In-house executive Jannie Oosthuizen will run the new cancer business plus Merck’s non-U.S. unit, MSD.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

Adam Beshara, who has been a partner at Centerview Partners since 2012, will be one of five presidents at the firm when he starts the job in May, BDT & MSD executives said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

Most recently, she was president and vice chairman of the merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners.

From Barron's Jan. 12, 2026

According to the plea agreement, he originally wrote M.S.D. — the same initials as Magnolia School District — on the checks, with the letters spaced out.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2024

A famous alumnus of M.S.D., as the school is widely known, is Anthony Rizzo, who plays first base for the Chicago Cubs.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2018

State Representative Jared Moskowitz, who graduated from M.S.D. in 1999, sends his 4-year-old to a preschool down the street.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2018

Sheriff Scott Israel, who was briefing journalists on the tragedy inside the school, has triplets who graduated from M.S.D. and played football and lacrosse and ran track there.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2018

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