U.K.
abbreviation
United Kingdom.
U.K.
Americanabbreviation
UK
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British
abbreviation
uk
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British
abbreviation
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What Grace says at the top of that summit regarding the U.K. and Russia, if you didn’t know what was going on behind the scenes, it would seem reasonable and strategic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Earlier this week, the president shared footage featuring the last moments of a man who was killed by a tiger in a U.K. zoo.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Inflation in the U.K. is above the central bank’s target but it is too early to tell if that is spilling over into indirect and second-round effects, Bailey said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
If sustained, the boost from AI could help the U.K. economy emerge from a long period of sluggish growth, and make it easier for the government to reduce its large debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
The study was led by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the UK Dementia Research Institute, who investigated how changes in the brain relate to declining cognitive abilities later in life.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands form the western storm-naming group which started naming storms in 2015.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
"This individual has now been deported from the UK," it added, referring to Carpiuc.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
These weather patterns have therefore meant only occasional bouts of stronger winds across the north-west of the UK, with little disruption.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
In the televised debates between party leaders ahead of the 2010 elections in the UK, incumbent Prime Minister Gordon Brown made the mistake of choosing the wrong tense, and was punished for it.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Epstein advised Bannon: "I think staying as long as you can uk . Best- so people get the commitment of your follow through."
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Take a look at this uk series: it's brilliant.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2015
A friend told me when shes goes back home to poland nearly all her friends have moved away more in the uk.
From Economist ● Apr. 8, 2013
Does she own the dotcom URL as well as the dot co dot uk?
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2011
Old Silverspot was the leader of a large band of crows that made their headquarters near Toronto, Canada, in Castle Fra uk, which is a pine-clad hill on the northeast edge of the city.
From Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton
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