RI
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Regina et Imperatrix
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Rex et Imperator
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Rhode Island
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Royal Institution
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religious instruction
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(Republic of) Indonesia (international car registration)
Etymology
Origin of R.I.2
From Latin Rēgīna et Imperātrīx
Origin of R.I.3
From Latin Rēx et Imperātor
Example Sentences
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French distiller Pernod Ricard RI 1.56%increase; green up pointing triangle remains upbeat that sales will improve this fiscal year, despite a tough first quarter as drinkers proved restrained in the key U.S. and China markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Key to the whole operation were the intense streams of radioactive isotopes produced by the Riken RI Beam Factory in Wako, Japan.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 31, 2023
Although RI events are notoriously unpredictable, experts certainly see climate change as warming the oceans to an extent that is dangerous when it comes to possible future storms.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2023
He was endorsed by gun safety groups, the RI AFL-CIO and other large unions.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
GAR' RI SON, fortress furnished with soldiers, for defense.
From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.
Yoshiko Rivas Johnson, a 21-year-old in Hope Valley, R.I., didn’t spot the announcement until a day after the bloom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
To save money, the four shared one motel room outside of Manhattan in Sussex, N.J, for about $100 a night, and have planned similar accommodations as they travel to Providence, R.I.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Mahan graduated the Naval Academy in 1859 and, after an undistinguished career at sea, led the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Hood and thousands of other Scotland supporters were so shocked by the cost of accommodation in Boston that they booked rooms in Providence, R.I.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
N.H.; 2d, Mass.; 3d, R.I.; 4th, Conn.; 5th, N.Y.; 6th, N.J.; 7th, Penn.; 8th, Del.; 9th, Md.; 10th, Va.; 11th, N.C; 12th, S.C; 13th, Geo.; for each of the thirteen independent States of America.
From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various
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