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    SAR
    abbreviation
    search and rescue.
  • Sar.
    Sar.
    abbreviation
    Sardinia.

SAR

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. search and rescue.

  2. Sons of the American Revolution.

  3. Special Administrative Region (of China).


Sar. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Sardinia.


SAR British  

abbreviation

  1. Special Administrative Region (of China)

"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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She also suggests contacting Vinted's legal team and making a subject access request, or SAR, which can give users access to information about how a decision affecting their account was made.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Gaofen 3 uses 'synthetic aperture radar,' or SAR, which emits microwave pulses to gather data, capturing imagery at any time of day or night, regardless of cloud cover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

An SAR is a form of temporary nationalisation which would allow the government to recoup some taxpayer cash if Thames was sold again to a private buyer.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Researchers found that SAR provides more dependable data than conventional surface-based optical methods.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

SAR has been a component of high-profile space missions since 1978, when the first SAR-equipped satellite, Seasat, was placed into orbit around the earth.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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