VU
abbreviation
volume unit. Also vu
VU
American
vu
British
abbreviation
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VU researcher Dr. James Broatch led the analysis, which examined how exercise may influence the glymphatic system, a brain waste clearance pathway that is especially active during sleep.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Google consumes around three times as much water indirectly as directly, according to a paper published earlier this year by Alex de Vries-Gao, a researcher at the Netherlands-based university VU Amsterdam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Police criticized the protesters for blocking the road close to the VU medical center, one of Amsterdam’s main hospitals.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
A state official, Samuel Aruwa, said an army officer "Maj VU Okoro, explained that the Nigerian army was on a routine mission against terrorists but inadvertently affected members of the community".
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023
VU did not respond to a request for comment.
From Reuters ● Jul. 3, 2023
Drogba must have felt a sense of deja vu when he gave away a penalty in extra time, but Petr Cech saved Arjen Robben's effort and Chelsea took it to a shootout.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The virus that started with an outbreak on a cruise ship has infiltrated the public consciousness, and it feels like déjà vu: resurrecting painful memories of the Covid-19 pandemic that shut down the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
The fact that the outbreak was on a cruise ship, one of the first places COVID-19 started to spread back in early 2020, is giving tons of people déjà vu.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
Once back at CHLA, Olson experienced an intense feeling of deja vu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
And it was certainly not presque vu, for the chaplain did see him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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