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Pres

1 American  
[pres, prez] / prɛs, prɛz /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Presley.

pres. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. present.

  2. presidency.

  3. president.

Pres. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Presbyterian.

  2. President.

Pres. British  

abbreviation

  1. President

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Fed Gov. Michael Barr will speak at 9:15 a.m., followed by Richmond Fed Pres.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Both photos were sent out by the Associated Pres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

It’s not clear what meeting Moore is referring to, but according to the Christian Post, Unguryan was on Capitol Hill the week of Pres.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2024

Jersey Post said it would re-open its offices at Rue des Pres and Broad Street which were were closed on Thursday because of the storm.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

Joseph Porter Sykes, a nephew of the Sykes sisters, had been appointed by Pres.

From A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. by Maxwell, James Robert

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