PDR
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People joke that the abbreviation Lao PDR means "Lao Please Don't Rush".
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
The Horsehead Nebula is a well-known photodissociation region, or PDR.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024
“Subsequent investigation by the FBI confirmed that PDR was only able to decrypt the victim’s files by paying the subject the ransom amount,” the affidavit said.
From The Guardian • May 15, 2019
The first direct observation of Crocodylus siamensis in Lao PDR in the last thirty years.
From Scientific American • Jun. 15, 2012
Facing the bank, the cannon on the left is inscribed with an anchor and the following lettering: 12 PDR Boat Howitzer 1856 J.A.D.
From The Fairfax County Courthouse by Netherton, Ross De Witt
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