Vi
virginium.
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Etymology
Origin of v.i.
From Latin vidē infrā v.i. for def. 2
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The study, "Vanillin as a bioactive component in biomedical formulations for chronic wound healing and tissue regeneration," was conducted by Borislav Stoilov, Vi Khanh Truong, Christopher Delaney, and Krasimir Vasilev.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Martyn got his professional football break for Bristol Rovers in 1987 after being recommended to their then manager Gerry Francis by the club's tea lady Vi Harris.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Omri Yoffe, CEO of Vi, a roughly 115-person AI company that focuses on healthcare, recently told employees they need to think of the current moment in almost Darwinian terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
At that point, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles wrote, “I want to thank our media partners and community members who have chosen not to repost or share the footage out of respect for Iryna’s family.”
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2025
It explained mathematically why the electron had spin Vi\ that is, why it didn’t look the same if you turned it through only one complete revolution, but did if you turned it through two revolutions.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Rockstar posted a new trailer online for "GTA VI" featuring a song from "original score composers Justice", who are best known for their work during the late "French Touch" electro wave of the early 2000s.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The culvert once drained waste water from King James VI Hospital, which was built around 1749-1750 and was converted into flats in the 1970s.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
UC also said Title VI does not allow the government to claw back money spent on finished research.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She was briefly proclaimed England’s ruler in 1553, following the death of her cousin Edward VI, who had named Jane as his heir.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Something of a polymath, he was a Fellow of All Souls College in Oxford, physician to Edward VI and to Queen Mary, and sometime general surveyor of mines and money for the Crown.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Understudy, un′dėr-stud-i, v.t. and v.i. to study a dramatic part so as to be able to take the place of the actor playing it, if necessary.—n. an actor who prepares a part in this way.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Whiff, hwif, v.i. to fish with a hand-line.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Wallow, wol′ō, v.i. to roll about, as in mire: to live in filth or gross vice.—n. the place an animal wallows in.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Upwreathe, up-rēth′, v.i. to rise with a wreathing or curling motion.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Wince, wins, v.i. to shrink or start back: to be affected acutely, as by a sarcasm: to be restive, as a horse uneasy at its rider.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
I recall having high hopes for you and "V.I. Warshawski" and an expectation for you to play a series of films based on the character.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2022
He started painting at 15 and studied at the graphic art department of the Moscow State V.I.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
Veronica is less Nancy Drew now than a sister of Sara Paretsky’s V.I.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2019
During years of yawning budget deficits, the U.S. protectorate tapped the V.I.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2017
Problem.—Make a road sketch of about 12 miles with scale of 3 inches to the mile, V.I.
From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker
We see this in a manuscript catalogued as Cotton Vespasian D. vi, which is currently held in the British Library in London.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2022
Evolutions are always preferable to revolutions and gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
When the music aligned with D’Angelo’s stern portrayal, as in the fiery “Se bramate d’amar, chi vi sdegna,” it gave off sparks.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2022
She gained fame last autumn when she became the first wheelchair dancer to appear on the dance show Skal vi Danse? - the Norwegian version of Strictly Come Dancing.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2021
I got to my feet and put the fire behind me so it wouldn’t dull my vi sion.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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