RC
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radio control.
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Reserve Component: military units whose members serve part-time, as the Army National Guard or the Coast Guard Reserve.
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Red Cross
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Reserve Corps
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Also: R.C.. Roman Catholic
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China (international car registration)
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Etymology
Origin of RC
(sense 4) from R(epublic of) C(hina)
Example Sentences
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PSG have not conceded many goals this season but Chelsea, RC Lens and Bayern Munich have all attacked well against them.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“OpenAI is Coke, Anthropic is Pepsi and Grok is RC Cola,” said Ben Pouladian, an engineer and tech investor based in Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
While Cohen’s RC Ventures owns 8.3% of GameStop shares, according to FactSet data, he won’t be participating in that vote “so that GameStop’s other stockholders have the opportunity to determine the outcome.”
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
Drivers look on as they race their RC cars during the annual Dirt Nitro Challenge.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
I opened a package of Tom’s peanuts and shook them carefully into my bottle of RC Cola.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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