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vis

1 American  
[wees, vis] / wis, vɪs /

noun

Latin.

plural

vires

  1. strength; force; power.

vis. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. visibility.

  2. visual.

Vis. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Viscount.

  2. Viscountess.

Vis. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Viscount or Viscountess

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vis 2 British  
/ vɪs /

noun

  1. power, force, or strength

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A trio of cross-party lawmakers last month called for rules regulating such rentals to be tightened and for an end to the more favourable tax treatment such rentals receive vis a vis normal long-term rentals.

From Reuters • Jun. 9, 2023

“It’s unclear where Donald Trump is placing himself vis a vis that issue,” Mohler said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2023

"I think the critics are looking backwards to a gloried past, and fail to see the strategic picture vis a vis China and technology in a really disappointing way," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2023

His opening monologue took sharp aim at the race issue vis a vis the Globes and the HFPA.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023

The vis essentialis then came along, like an invisible hand, and molded the formation of this mass into a human form.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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