vs.
abbreviation
verse.
vs.
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verse.
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versus.
v.s.
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V.S.
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VS
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v.s.
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vs
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Bryson believes “it’s unlikely that Cerebras incorporated either deal into its initial guidance, meaning both partnerships should create some further room for upside in future quarters vs. prior management expectations.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
When it came to hyperscale data centers, Blegay likewise emphasized the need for countywide standards instead of deciding key matters, such as clean vs. dirty energy sources, on a project-by-project basis.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
I guess networks aren’t interested in promoting “Lakers vs. LeBron TBA.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Additional research is needed to separate the effects of caffeinated coffee vs. various compounds in coffee.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
From there, it’s a matter of counting, hearing and feeling how the strong vs. weak beats are grouped to create a meter.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
This is directly analogous to the "car v.s. driver" question posed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2015
The film is to be based on the Rolling Stone article “Anonymous v.s. Steubenville,” and will reportedly focus on Lostutter’s life and role in the hacker collective Anonymous, The Hollywood reports.
From Time ● Apr. 2, 2014
IV, 12, ad fin., note, for the statement that he was “Bishop” of Ripon.498.King of Northumbria, v.s. c.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Cuthbert Bede
Bishop John, on the death of Bosa about this time, was transferred to York; v.s. c.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Cuthbert Bede
For the internal state of Northumbria, v.s. p.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Cuthbert Bede
This tale of life and aspiration in colonial Trinidad is one of V.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The 20th century’s most piercing diagnostician of societies—as V.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
“I told V.S. Naipaul that I would only want to write a biography if I could use material at Tulsa that was closed to public access,” he wrote, “and quote from it freely.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
The tune was called “Bad Sign, Good Sign,” and had been written by Mr. Norman about a year earlier for an unproduced musical adaptation of V.S.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2022
“The fact that V.S. came to see me on the exact same day you disappeared. The fact that she somehow figured out where you were. The fact that Gen had a jump rope.”
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
“When we win in bras, we create a halo across the entire VS brand,” Ms. Super boasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
“When we win in bras, we create a halo across the entire VS brand,” Super said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
She noted that early voting begins in Michigan in four days after receiving a “Detroit VS Everybody” T-shirt from the brand’s founder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024
It was a busy night for comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, who not only presented the awards ceremony but also scooped a win of their own for their show Rob and Romesh VS.
From BBC ● May 12, 2024
By contrast, if you were simply to run into a girl on the street, the probability that her sibling is a boy would be VS.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
A lower court in the same case — Mirabelli vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Also, not all heroes neatly fit into the Chosen vs.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Count Binface wins a quarter of the vote vs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
To Ilana Redstone, a sociologist who specializes in political polarization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, sociology’s troubles gained traction through the 1971 Supreme Court decision, Griggs vs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The result would be a higher overall batting average for Gehrig than for Ruth: .357 vs.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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