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    WP
    word processing.
  • wp.
    wp.
    abbreviation
    wild pitch; wild pitches.
  • W.P.
    W.P.
    abbreviation
    weather permitting.

WP

1 American  
  1. word processing.


wp. 2 American  

abbreviation

Baseball.
  1. wild pitch; wild pitches.


W.P. 3 American  
Or WP,

abbreviation

  1. weather permitting.

  2. wire payment.

  3. working pressure.


WP British  

abbreviation

  1. weather permitting

  2. word processing

  3. word processor

  4. (in South Africa) Western (Cape) Province

"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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O’Hara highlights Welltower and Prologis as names that could be gearing up to rally, and that WP Carey and Realty Income are worth watching.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

The saga began in 2021, when WP lawmaker Raeesah Khan claimed in parliament that she had witnessed police misbehave towards a sexual assault victim.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

One time, he talked about his great friend and mentor, WP Nel, then a team-mate with Edinburgh and Scotland.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025

"Right now we are currently focused on resolving our dispute with WP Engine," WordPress said when the BBC asked if it would go after other companies in a similar manner.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024

He spent a week soaking in warm baths and eating and avoiding the WP crowd.

From The Five Arrows by Allan Chase

According to research by Hendrik Bessembinder, professor of business and finance at Arizona State University’s W.P.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

The New York-based firm was co-founded in 2011 by Ed LaPuma, who previously ran W.P.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

In 2022 alone, the amortization requirement led to about a $42 billion reduction in R&D spending, says Mary Cowx, assistant professor of accountancy at Arizona State University’s W.P.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

“There is uneasiness among our workers as they assess the advance of the new technology,” said W.P.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2023

Among the presentations of later date have been those to Dr. Bell Fletcher, Mr. Gamgee, Mr. W.P.

From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Thomas T. Harman

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