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    Ru
    ruthenium.
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    abbreviation
    Rugby Union
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    ru
    abbreviation
    Russian Federation
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Ru

American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. ruthenium.


RU 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Rugby Union

  2. Burundi (international car registration)

"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

Ru 2 British  

symbol

  1. ruthenium

"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

ru 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Russian Federation

"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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A comprehensive review by Yi Ru and colleagues examines this issue in detail, looking at how a wide range of immune cells behave throughout the wound healing process.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

"Crocodilians, the largest predators in most tropical, subtropical freshwater and brackish environments, are a unique case when it comes to homing behavior," said behavioral ecologist and Adjunct Associate Professor Ru Somaweera, from Murdoch University.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Then James Lee Williams, who won the first season of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK performing as The Vivienne, also died in similar circumstances.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

Tayce, from Newport in south Wales, reached the final of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK in 2020 and is now setting his sights on a festive glitterball trophy.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024

I walk to the closest barrel next to an empty pod, its orange flashing button highlighting Fu, Jie Ru over and over.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Still, if the crowd frequently grew impatient, all was forgiven when the Arctics closed the set with the double-whammy of I Bet You Look Good On The Dance and RU Mine.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2023

RU Argentina, an organization that assists Russians in Argentina, proclaims on its website.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

Some investors are active in online discussion groups like the RU GDR/ADR Community on the Discord platform as they try to navigate the situation.

From Reuters ● Oct. 13, 2022

GILRTUY> RU GILTY: Opening question in trials of the future, when the overburdened justice system tries all misdemeanors with plea bargains by text: RU GILTY?

From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2020

Women using RU 486 miscarry at home, and not on a schedule.

From Time ● Feb. 19, 2015

But if adding ketchup seems unbearable, nan ru is available online and in well-stocked Asian markets, and can be used in the recipe instead.

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2018

Notice that ru = ⟨ 0, 0, 0 ⟩ and rv = ⟨ 0, −sin v, 0 ⟩ , and the corresponding cross product is zero.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Therefore, ru × rv is not zero for any choice of u and v in the parameter domain, and the parameterization is smooth.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Guillen, left off postseason roster because of neck injury, has been noticeably absent during this ru n.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2010

"Ruma" was really a magician, or whisperer, from ru, to murmur, and in olden times runes, or mystical secrets, were carved exclusively on the Mountain Ash tree in Scandinavia and the British Isles.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

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