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Pu

American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. plutonium.


Pu British  

symbol

  1. plutonium

"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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Piled high with chicken fingers, chicken wings, spare ribs and teriyaki skewers crowded around a blue Sterno flame, Pu Pu Platters are a beloved menu mainstay throughout the six states.

From Salon May 3, 2026

An occupying Japanese army swept into Northeastern China and, under the quisling emperor Pu Yi, established the puppet state of Manchukuo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

On a recent weekday night, Deng Pu and several members of his civic group stood outside a Taipei subway station.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2025

"Our understanding is limited. In order to accurately forecast fog we should better understand the process that controls fog formation," said Pu, who led a fog study focusing on a northern Utah valley.

From Science Daily Dec. 29, 2023

After which, he went on to tell Ni Erh the whole affair with Pu Shih-jen.

From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft

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