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NBC

American  

abbreviation

Trademark.
  1. National Broadcasting Company: a television and radio network.


NBC British  

abbreviation

  1. (in the US) National Broadcasting Company

  2. (of weapons or warfare) nuclear, biological, and chemical

"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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The crackdown on illegal streaming was also supported by Fifa, which organises the World Cup, beIN Media Group, NBC Universal, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Warner Brothers.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

NBC even put its name on ShopNBC, a cable channel it co-owned in the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

"Funding has not kept pace" with resources required for the programme, the CDC wrote in a memo to the state of Connecticut, according to NBC News.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

NBC News reported that emergency services responded to a call for "cardiac arrest" at Graham's Capitol Hill home on Saturday night, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC and other outlets.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

“I've just seen the first black president,” Chris Matthews declared to his fellow commentators on NBC.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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