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SSP

1 British  

abbreviation

  1. statutory sick pay

"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

ssp. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. subspecies

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The Bornean orangutan’s SSP, meanwhile, was created in February as part of a long-standing breeding recommendation because Kalim, the female, had not successfully conceived in the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

As part of the chimpanzee troop’s SSP recommendations the following year, Pu’iwa was allowed to mate with two females.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Scripps SSP -2.24%decrease; red down pointing triangle and is vying to acquire the local TV broadcaster, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

When Labour were in opposition, Angela Rayner, addressing the TUC last year, promised to increase SSP - though she did not specify by how much.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

SSP was started in 1959 as a response to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik and fears that the United States had lost its scientific edge.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 15, 2023