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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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New-home sales for October are due at 10 a.m., with St. Louis Fed Pres.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 13, 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

Congress, adopts Missouri Compromise, xxx; passes Kansas-Nebraska bill, 37; Pres.

From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by Horace White

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

May, an irregular active verb, signifying "to have and to exercise might or strength," indic. mood, pres. tense, second pers. plur. agreeing with its nom. you.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham

Past part. with ge. 3d plural pres. in ath. 3d plural past in on.

From A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn

Subjunctive mood, pres. tense, If I do; imperf. if I did; and so on.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham

“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

“Thank you Pres. Carter for your decades of leadership, service, & wisdom — the future is brighter because of your work.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 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

F. A. Starkey, Pres. of the Boards of Trade says that a clear profit of 66-2/3 per cent can be made in fruit growing.

From Canada West by Canada. Dept. of the interior

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