PL
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place.
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plate.
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plate
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Poland (international car registration)
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"Anyone with a large family knows. Everything works out in the end," said Carlos Portinho, leader of the PL caucus in the Senate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Tom in Nottingham: Nottingham Forest were promoted after 23 years away from the PL with absolutely nothing from the parachute payment pot.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2023
“The Clarets may, however, get the record for the lowest possession in a PL game.”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2022
PL: It felt like it was the time to say, “No, I’m not going to let you get away with simply infringing on everything we do.”
From The Verge ● Mar. 1, 2022
We thus have OB : PK = ON : PN and OB' : PM = OL : PL; whence OB · OB' : PK · PM = ON · OL : PN · PL.
From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Lehmer, Derrick Norman
Five minutes later, Rios texted Butts: “Park ur car on 78th pl. Leave the car keys only with the $. Right now do that please”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Coarse limestone; height, 1 foot 4½ inches; combined length of eight slabs, 28 feet 8 inches; Fellows, Lycia, pl. facing p.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
The order in which these slabs are exhibited differs from that given by Michaelis in Der Parthenon, pl. 11., because slab xliii.,
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
Chop, chop, n. the chap or jaw, generally used in pl.: a person with fat cheeks: the mouth of anything, as a cannon.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Moor′age, a place for mooring; Moor′ing, act of mooring: that which serves to moor or confine a ship: in pl. the place or condition of a ship thus moored.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
This work includes researching prospective companies, investigating their P/L sheets, understanding what they make and how they make it, and figuring out what the likelihood of future profitability will be.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2016
These include the theater’s posh director Meredith Potter; Stella’s bumbling surrogate father, Uncle Vernon; and the heartthrob P.L.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
The framework of “Mary Poppins” did not exist until the Shermans got their hands on P.L.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2024
P.L. was not ever named in a Miami narcotics indictment, according to Mosquera’s proffer, although his record for ditching probation appears to match the criminal history of Patrick Liljebeck.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
These less appealing attributes are true to the literary Mary Poppins, as author P.L.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2018
Gail imagined that there was an organized conspiracy to belittle his learning and professional success, and there was a standing quarrel between him and his literary opponents, the most distinguished of whom was P.L.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Just bad luck and poor refereeing every game has cost them their pl status.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2013
Lili pl from La Jolla, Calif., wrote that T.S.A. officers had taken her sunglasses and but had not returned them.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2010
But for most, subtle and highly persuasive pressures are at work, primarily choice job assignments after graduation that can be allotted in part according to a Komsomol pl record.
From Time Magazine Archive
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They brought Stephanopoulos' total support in the 300-man Parliament to a slender majority ,pl 152.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Viand, vī′and, n. food, articles for food—usually in pl.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
I was coming up Waverly Pl. from 6th Ave. approaching Christopher St. when I saw the police car lights flashing.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2017
Alden Pl., 3330-Patricia McInnis, personal representative, and the estate of Addie L. Barnes to Jeffrey D. Chance, $236,000.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2015
Hobart Pl., 771-Michelle Jones and estate of Gwendolyn Jones to Keefer 644 Corp., $450,000.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2015
She pulled up 72 Irving Pl. on her database.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2010
Dual wii. tiiw Pl. w. ti. tiwny. wyn.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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