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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Other definitions for WP (2 of 3)

wp.

abbreviation Baseball.

wild pitch; wild pitches.

Other definitions for WP (3 of 3)

W.P.

or WP, w.p.

abbreviation

weather permitting.

wire payment.

working pressure.

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How to use WP in a sentence

It is also the one worn by Presidents Eisenhower, Truman, and George W. Bush.
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But when the time came you stepped up to the plate just like George W. Bush did.
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Philip Roth denied that ‘The Plot Against America’ was an indictment of George W. Bush.
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He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from George W. Bush.
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About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Smith's method usually gives good results, as does also the more simple method of Hiss (p. 263).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
W was a Watchman, and guarded the door; X was expensive, and so became poor.
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De secretis operibus artis et naturae, et de nullitate magiae, p. 533 (Brewer).
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British Dictionary definitions for WP

abbreviation for

weather permitting

word processing

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(in South Africa) Western (Cape) Province

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