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Tu

1 American  
Symbol,
  1. (formerly) thulium.


Tu. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Tuesday.


t.u. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. trade union.


T.U. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. toxic unit.

  2. Trade Union.

  3. Training Unit.


TU British  

abbreviation

  1. trade union

"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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Former National Assembly deputy Nguyen Sy Cuong was indeed driving his car down Nguyen Huy Tu Street on 30 May, 2025, when his vehicle suddenly swerved across the road and into an oncoming motorcycle.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

The longest song on the album, “No Le Regales Tu Corazón,” manifested itself at 4:30 am while I was working on something else.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“It’s all just happening at once. Better products, longer range, more choices,” said Tu Le, a managing director at consultancy Sino Auto Insights.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

And foreign brands need to make "drastic decisions" that go beyond just product, said founder of Sino Auto Insights, Tu Le.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

His name is John Tu, and he’s a self-made millionaire.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

All six of the deceased were airlifted to T.U.

From New York Times Jul. 11, 2023

He got himself endorsed by the W. C. T.U. and the Anti-saloon League.

From Time Magazine Archive

T.U., packed into the committee room to hear approvingly other witnesses defend the Dry cause.

From Time Magazine Archive

Researchers at TU Wien have now provided compelling evidence that they can.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

The international research team, which included scientists from TU Dortmund and the University of Birmingham, reported the findings in Nature Chemistry on May 4.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

But new research from TU Wien suggests that many of these materials may not work as expected in real-world chip technology.

From Science Daily May 9, 2026

"The structure we have created here is so fine that it cannot be seen with optical microscopes at all," says Prof. Paul Mayrhofer from TU Wien's Institute of Materials Science and Technology.

From Science Daily Mar. 29, 2026

They live again who strove with you on the fields of TU in many lands beyond seas.

From Down Under With the Prince by Sara Jeannette Duncan

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