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PCC

British  

abbreviation

  1. Press Complaints Commission

"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 PCC says the "serious concerns raised have been immediately escalated to the Chief Superintendent of Birmingham Local Policing Area".

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

A Brazilian federal police commissioner, Luciano Flores, told AFP that CV and PCC did "not fall within the scope of the law that characterizes terrorist organizations."

From Barron's May 29, 2026

CV arose in the Ilha Grande prison, off Rio de Janeiro, in the 1970s, while PCC was born in a prison near Sao Paulo in the 1990s.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

The state has been unable to bring PCC inmates under control.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Where they might’ve lived in peace if it weren’t for a committee called the PCC.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

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