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ng

1 American  
  1. nanogram; nanograms.


NG 2 American  
  1. Chemistry. nitroglycerin.

  2. Anatomy. nasogastric.


n.g. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. no good.


N.G. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. National Guard.

  2. New Guinea.

  3. no good.


NG 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. (in the US) National Guard

  2. New Guinea

  3. Also: ng. no good

"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

ng 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Nigeria

"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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As inflationary pressures persist, markets are betting that Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will probably tighten further even at the risk of imperiling growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas opted to raise its benchmark overnight reverse repurchase rate to 4.50% from 4.25%, breaking with the playbook adopted by most other central banks in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas hadn’t been due to hold its next rate-setting meeting until April, but it has resorted to off-cycle moves during extraordinary times before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

“The data would have to change a lot from where we sit for us to consider another cut,” Eli Remolona, governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

If I was washing out clothes in the basin or sharpening the point on my homemade knife when the ants appeared, I stopped The Hidi ng Place at once to give them my full attention.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Glasgow City Council said that, working with NG Homes, more than 3,500 empty homes had been brought back to "productive use" in recent years.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The U.K.’s National Grid NG -1.36%decrease; red down pointing triangle agreed to invest $1.75 billion in U.S. integrated power solutions company Joulent as it seeks to capitalize on the country’s rapidly growing energy needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

“There’s nothing that Boeing says that I can believe. I’ve seen them lie. They lied with the NG and now apparently, they’re lying with the Max,” Skepnek told me.

From Slate ● May 3, 2024

The issue also affects the prior 737 model, the 737 NG, which has an identical pedal system for rudder control.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

“I had it engraved,” she says, and when he turns the flask over he sees the letters NG.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

N.G., and J.L.K. have a financial interest related to this research, including patents and pending patents covering senolytic drugs and their uses that are held by Mayo Clinic.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Another case that settled in recent weeks was filed by a woman identified by her initials, N.G.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2023

A 29-year-old Reston man, identified in court documents only as N.G., was found dead in his home on Oct.

From Washington Post ● May 27, 2020

"The amount of pesticides sprayed on brinjal, cauliflower and cabbage is amazing—frightening," says P. Ananda Kumar, director of the Institute of Biotechnology at Acharya N.G.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 3, 2013

This last office, which had previously been filled by N.G. de la Reynie, was very important.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

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