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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

"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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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

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

The Coliseum Commission booked circuses, a rally for Pres.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2023

Trumbull, Lyman, elected Senator, 177; favors admission of Senators from Louisiana, 270; in Senate, 283, 284, 285; favors Freedmen's Bureau bill, 294; votes to acquit Pres.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by George Spring Merriam

MONDALE, 9:06: One of the first and central issues is what will the VP do when he disagrees with the pres. candidate.

From New York Times Oct. 4, 2016

See you next month at the ASP $10,000 Fear at the Pier pres. by Xcel Pro Junior at Huntington Beach from July 8th to 9th, 2006.

From Time Magazine Archive

Susiscanes may be explained as "splendidus juvenis," from quc, "splendere," pres. part, cao-cat, and kainin, "adolescens, juvenis."

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson

From same as No. 22; pres. ind. 1st plur. act.,

From Greek in a Nutshell by James Strong

At least they did until I got George, that’s my pres. husband, and he never lets me be interrupted unless he wants to interrupt me himself for a clean collar or something.

From When Winter Comes to Main Street by Grant Martin Overton

“Ignoring the fact that it’s weird to wear them on stage, Pres. Macron demonstrates how sunglasses should fit—the width of the frame corresponds to the width of his head,” said fashion designer Gracia Ventus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

In a news conference in Manila, Hannah Neumann, who led the European delegation, said rights conditions were “better than it was under Pres. Duterte” in reply to a question.

From Seattle Times Feb. 24, 2023

"In the 1974 impeachment proceedings, Pres. Nixon produced dozens of recordings. In 1998, Pres. Clinton physically gave his blood."

From The Guardian Dec. 4, 2019

“Would only join TPP if the deal were substantially better than the deal offered to Pres. Obama,” he wrote.

From Washington Post Apr. 12, 2018

Ezra Brainerd, Pres. and Prof. of Physics, Middlebury College, Vt.: I have looked it over carefully, and regard it as a much better book for high schools than the former work.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell

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