W.G.
Americanabbreviation
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water gauge.
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weight guaranteed.
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wire gauge.
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water gauge
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wire gauge
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Etymology
Origin of WG
from W(indward Islands) G(renada)
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“The Natural History of Destruction,” which is based on a book of the same name by W.G.
From Reuters ● May 23, 2022
Some of those are referenced throughout, including the work of W.G.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
“It was as if mankind had already made way for another species,” I told my husband, stealing the line from the novelist W.G.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Herbert P. “Bert” Preston was the oldest son of W.G.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2019
Charleston was the home of the Pinckneys, the Rutledges, the Gadsdens, the Laurenses, and, in a later generation, of W.G.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
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From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2019
Wolverhampton-born Baroness Heyhoe Flint is only the second cricketer, after WG Grace, to have a gate named after them at Lord's.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2022
Anyway, the town of Milton Keynes has recently submitted its bid for city status, covered in vellum produced by WG Cowley of Newport Pagnell, the last such facility in the country.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2021
Like WG Sebald, another teacher of literature, Macfarlane brings the full weight of his erudition to the table.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2019
Fayetteville worked with a landowner, WG Land Co.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2015
“This is a WG Panther. It’s an airsoft gun, which means it’s nothing but a toy. Look, the orange tip is colored black with a Sharpie.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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