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UPI

American  
Or U.P.I.
UPI British  

abbreviation

  1. United Press International

"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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So far, the French platform has not monetised carpooling in India, where people pay each other directly, often using the popular digital UPI mobile telephones payment systems.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

UPI, the Associated Press and other wire services told America what was happening each day in the country and the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Fans shouted, “Chargers, Chargers, banzai! Banzai!” or “Cardinals, attack the ball!” according to UPI.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

As I looked at it, these words came across from the UPI: “Dr. Martin Luther King has been shot in Memphis.”

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2024

This is roughly the British equivalent of UPI or Associated Press.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation

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