TCM

British

abbreviation

traditional Chinese medicine: Chinese-based alternative therapies, including acupuncture, certain forms of massage, and some herbal remedies

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TCM bars "draw people from online to offline, and the social experience it creates delivers emotional value", Hua Hui, a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Traditional TV and classics preservation as respectively represented by CNN and TCM will be left to flop in the wind.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

Set in a dour factory, “Metropolis” is “the grandfather of all ‘beat the worker down with monotonous, repetitive labor, totally unrecognized by management’ movies,” says Mankiewicz of TCM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

“The Empire Strikes Back,” which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year and will open the TCM Classic Film Festival tomorrow night, starts with the rebel’s Hoth ice base under attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Or the TCM could be in an isolated chamber, evacuated of air, which is known as a closed system.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

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