prez
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prez
By shortening and respelling
Example Sentences
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Talking to the BBC in 2023, the band said they were inspired by US bands like Dead Prez, NWA and Wu Tang Clan.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025
“Crews will also select major streets to address all potholes within city limits, done so using an equity lens so that repair resources are shared throughout all areas of the city,” De Prez said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024
In its place will be “Spamalot,” the spoof-y 2005 show by Eric Idle and John Du Prez that won three Tony Awards, including best musical.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2023
In 2012, the government also dismantled Ecuador’s Dr. Leopoldo Izquieta Prez National Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine—which was responsible for emerging diseases research, epidemiological surveillance, and vaccine production, among other things.
From Scientific American • Jun. 10, 2022
From a print in Histoire de l'Abbaye Royale de Saint Germain des Prez, par Dom Jacques Bouillart, fol.
From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis
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