abbreviations

plural of abbreviation

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Recent Examples of abbreviations Algorithms now insert punctuation, expand cryptic abbreviations, and hyperlink obscure citations to their sources. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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summaries
Noun
  • Penske says roughly 20% of Google searches leading to its sites now display AI Overviews — and, here’s the rub, that those summaries lift material from publishers’ work, answer the user’s query directly on the results page, and keep readers from clicking through.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Additionally, some of the summaries broke off in the middle of a sentence with no obvious way to read the missing text.
    Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Abbreviations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviations. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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