as in principles
usually ABC's or ABCs plural
general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based
a book on the ABCs of computer usage
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Noun
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Lambert presents his call to action with the same legitimacy and irrefutability as the alphabet is taught to children.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Your daughter is at school cutting alphabet shapes out of paper when the virus enters her bloodstream.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An additional 74 positions would see reductions in hours or pay basis.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Prior to Wednesday, speculators had been fairly balanced in their view of whether a 25-basis-point cut would come at the FOMC’s next meeting in March, giving it a probability of around 40%, per CME’s FedWatch barometer.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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His writing style followed no rules and paid little attention to grammar or punctuation.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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In his youth, all children in the British equivalent of sixth grade were supposed to take an exam to sort them into grammar or vocational schools; Goldsworthy wasn’t even given the test.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Together, these elements underscore the exhibition’s multivalent nature, blurring distinctions between sculpture and performance, object and instrument, stillness and activation.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kokonas designed the interior himself, incorporating elements from the 1920s and ’30s, as well as the ’70s and ’80s.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“ABC.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ABC. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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