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
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of WG
from W(indward Islands) G(renada)
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Associated Press hockey writer Stephen Whyno and freelance journalist W.G.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
“The Natural History of Destruction,” which is based on a book of the same name by W.G.
From Reuters ● May 23, 2022
Carole Angier, the author of a new biography, “Speak, Silence: In Search of W.G. Sebald,” likes to refer to them, borrowing from the writer Michael Hamburger, as “essayistic semi-fiction.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
The third part, finished last year, “Analogy/Ambros: The Emigrant,” is taken from a chapter in W.G.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2018
In addition to his enthusiastic but sane missionary work, Chalmers did much to open up the island, and, with his colleague W.G.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
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From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2019
The timber façade was installed by her grandfather, WG Innes, in 1927 in tribute to his love of the Arts and Crafts movement.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023
Letters written by WG Grace sold in a separate lot for £1,000.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2022
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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