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wi

1 American  
Or w.i.

abbreviation

Stock Exchange.
  1. when-issued.


WI 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Wisconsin (approved especially for use with zip code).


W.I. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. West Indian.

  2. West Indies.


WI British  

abbreviation

  1. West Indian

  2. West Indies

  3. Wisconsin

  4. (in Britain) Women's Institute

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nigeria had troubled the higher-ranked teams throughout the tournament after opening with a 0-0 draw against Olympic champion Canada, the wi over Australia and the 0-0 draw against Ireland.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

Derek Grant and Richard Rakell added empty-net goals in the final 63 seconds to help the Ducks wi for the second time in nine games.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2021

Hines cited the Jamaican proverb “Wi likkle but wi tallawah” to underline her ingrained steadfastness in this tumultuous time.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2020

I was a wi a whimpering dog inside. nothing more than that.

From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2018

“My nephew is entering it wi :h a dramatic reading, and I must be there for the boy.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

Schreiber Foods Inc., a dairy company based in Green Bay, WI, has recalled 836,721 units of cream cheese products due to potential Salmonella contamination.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2024

Then I will head down to WI Spa, a family affair for us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

A guest speaker at a Sandringham WI meeting in 2013 was the current deputy Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk and former BBC journalist, Carol Bundock.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2022

These people were asked to relocate to Madison, WI to work here.

From The Verge ● Dec. 3, 2021

WI thought, I’ve got to meet this guy.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

In May 1939, just a week before the artist’s ninth birthday, his grandfather, W.I.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

And Stone added a tiny imprint across the top of the page, “ENGRAVED by W.I. STONE, for the Dept. of State, by order of J.Q. ADAMS, Sect. of State, July 4th. 1823.”

From Washington Times ● Feb. 24, 2018

And Stone added a tiny imprint across the top of the page,“ENGRAVED by W.I. STONE, for the Dept. of State, by order of J.Q. ADAMS, Sect. of State, July 4th. 1823.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2018

THE spy came in from the damp, striding briskly from his chauffeur-driven Rover 2000, whuppa-da-whupp through the revolving door into the Victorian lobby of Brown's Hotel, Dover Street, London W.I.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was with an appreciation of these complexities that Professor W.I.

From The Trade Union Woman by Alice Henry

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