S.P.R.
abbreviation
Society for Psychical Research.
S.P.R.
Americanabbreviation
SPR
British
abbreviation
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“I am not ‘sold’ on E.S.P., but I have always maintained that a purely physical view is far too restricted,” he wrote, in a letter to Guy Lambert, a former president of the S.P.R.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 25, 2019
I found the memo, on Shelton Hospital letterhead, last December, along with some letters from Barker, in a brown envelope in the S.P.R. archive, which is kept in the Cambridge University Library.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 25, 2019
“There are credible arguments that the optimal size of the S.P.R. should be smaller than it is,” Mr. Bordoff said.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2017
“It didn’t appear to me that the president believes using S.P.R. would have any meaningful effect on gas prices,” Mr. Boehner said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2012
If the S.P.R. vouches for a story, it must be the McCoy; they're the toughest-minded gang of confirmed skeptics anywhere in Christendom.
From Murder in the Gunroom by H. Beam Piper
That’s the lowest the SPR has been since 1983.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Oil stored in the SPR was down by 6.1 million barrels at 298.7 million barrels, its lowest level in more than four decades as the Department of Energy continued emergency releases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Oil stored in the SPR was down by 3 million barrels at 316.5 million barrels, the smallest weekly withdrawal since the beginning of April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
And the lower the SPR gets, the more traders are going to “worry that oil will not be available, even if the technical minimum hasn’t been reached,” said Lynch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. had arranged to replace the 172 million barrels of SPR oil with about 200 million barrels within the next year, which is 20% more than the drawdown.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
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