VT
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Origin of v.t.
From New Latin verbum trānsitīvum
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Freightways recently said it will acquire VT Freight Express, adding some A$77 million of annual revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
The next steps are to find a way to neutralize the harmful protein and test if this can reduce VT burden and infarct size.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025
Coach: Kenny Brooks, 153-73 record and seventh season at VT; 490-195 overall, 21st year.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
“A total stock market index fund such as VT or VTI is an excellent choice for young people,” Keys said.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2023
The following account of the burial was written by the Rev. Dr. Vincent and appeared in the New York Evangelist: DORSET, VT.
From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by George L. Prentiss
Stathis, who lives Brattleboro, Vt., is part of the enormous U.S. population of solo agers.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
In Stowe, Vt., a wintertime skiing hub, town manager Charles Safford said the doors are wide open for fall tourists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
Growing more than 140 varieties of apple, Scott Farm Orchard in Dummerston, Vt., offers pick-your-own fruit and cider tastings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Dr. Jessica Bachmann, of Ira, Vt., noted her “$400,000, eight-year education” to become a veterinarian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
Bellows Falls, Vt. The Cooley Creamer Saves in labor its entire cost every season.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
Destruct: v.t., barbarism of destroy; also adj., as used in "destruct button."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Transliterate, trans-lit′e-rāt, v.t. to express the words of one language in the alphabetic characters of another.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Twinge, twinj, v.t. to twitch or pinch: to affect with a sharp, sudden pain.—v.i. to have or suffer a sudden, sharp pain, like a twitch.—n. a twitch, a pinch: a sudden, sharp pain.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Tow, tō, v.t. to pull a vessel through the water with a rope.—n. originally a rope for towing with: the coarse part of flax or hemp: the act of towing.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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
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