R.O.P.

American  

abbreviation

1. run-of-paper: a designation specifying that the position of a newspaper or magazine advertisement is to be determined by the publisher.

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Etymology

Origin of R.O.P.

First recorded in 1920–25 for run-of-paper; 1955–60 for R.O.P.

Example Sentences

While in training, Dr. Patz observed 21 infants who had developed severe R.O.P. after receiving continuous oxygen therapy delivered through a cone made from folded X-ray film.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2010

At the time, doctors were puzzled about why R.O.P. had quickly become the most common cause of childhood blindness in the United States and other countries, counting among its victims Stevie Wonder.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2010

Four of the children showed a narrowing of the blood vessels in the retina that seemed to lead to R.O.P.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2010

Known then as retrolental fibroplasia, it is now called retinopathy of prematurity, or R.O.P.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2010

At once the word was whispered that the "Tomlinson interests" were after the R.O.P. to reorganize it, and the whole floor of the Exchange scrambled for the stock.

From Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Leacock, Stephen