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UTC

American  

  1. universal time coordinated.

UTC British  

abbreviation

  1. universal time coordinated See universal time

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UTC, all of which were bulk carriers, according to a MarineTraffic spokesperson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Asteroid 2025 TF passed over Antarctica at 00:47:26 UTC ± 18 seconds on October 1, coming within 428 ± 7 km of Earth's surface.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

According to the company's service status dashboard, the incident began at 10:53 UTC.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Since 2021, the UTC has also required electric utilities to create wildfire plans, and a bill passed in 2023 has further formalized the process.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

In early 1972 the UTC continued to be one of the most powerful of the mass organizations in the country, with an estimated membership of 2.5 million.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.

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