U.K.
abbreviation
United Kingdom.
U.K.
Americanabbreviation
UK
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British
abbreviation
uk
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British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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Sales in the U.K. and Ireland also fell 0.9% on a like-for-like basis, while sales in France were down 2.1% and in Poland fell 0.2%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The U.K. giant did not identify those concerns in a statement it issued at 12:19 p.m. local time, as opposed to most of its corporate announcements that are made at 7 a.m.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
U.K. listed shares weren’t traded as the market was closed for a public holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Investors are dumping government bonds from the U.S. to Japan to the U.K., sending yields to multiyear highs as war-driven inflation forces central banks to reconsider the path of interest rates.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
In late 1942, some officers had talked about recruiting her and her team to work with the U.K. on “outstanding problems”—which perhaps included Enigma.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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