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NSF

1 American  
Or N.S.F.
  1. National Science Foundation.

  2. not sufficient funds.


N/S/F 2 American  
  1. not sufficient funds.


NSF British  

abbreviation

  1. not sufficient funds

"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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Spaceflight news and tracking site NSF captured video of the incident, showing how the rocket went up in a plume of flame while standing on a company’s launchpad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The collaboration also included researchers from Tulane University, the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, the University of St. Thomas, and scientific partners in France.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

If confirmed, O’Neill would be the first non-scientist and non-engineer to lead the NSF.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Traditionally, Gil said, NSF directors have had a solid research career and strong familiarity with NSF processes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The American administration withdrew from its last major involvement in the Internet in April 1995, when the NSF ceased to finance some of the networks and, thus, privatised its hitherto heavy involvement in the net.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel

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