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general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based
you need to learn the alphabet of genealogy before you can move on to more advanced study
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Recent Examples of alphabet
The rings are named after the Greek alphabet and the last two, outermost, rings named (𝛍) and nu (𝛎) were not discovered until a period of observations between 2003 and 2005 by a team led by the SETI Institute's Mark Showalter.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Beltway alphabet agencies now impose 22 rules for every law that Congress passes and the president signs, the CEI report found.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The Coca-Cola branding printed on clothes, coasters and posters has variations in the languages and alphabets used in the design, made to be recognized whether someone is seeing it in Chicago, Dhaka or Casablanca.
—Mariah Franklin, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s partially why Hickman was inspired to try to find a bee that corresponded with every letter in the alphabet.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Beltway alphabet agencies now impose 22 rules for every law that Congress passes and the president signs, the CEI report found.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The Coca-Cola branding printed on clothes, coasters and posters has variations in the languages and alphabets used in the design, made to be recognized whether someone is seeing it in Chicago, Dhaka or Casablanca.
—Mariah Franklin, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s partially why Hickman was inspired to try to find a bee that corresponded with every letter in the alphabet.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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On paper, certain design elements shouldn’t make sense, like the vine wallpaper mixed with cloth foliage fabric wall coverings, or the houndstooth wallpaper in a bathroom that’s already an alchemy of half a dozen different tile patterns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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The collaboration features shield motifs along with chain link elements for jewelry.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Each has its own vocabulary, grammar, and intellectual flavor.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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Luxury has learnt to borrow the grammar of collectible culture, and collectible culture has learnt to move with the urgency of streetwear.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Ryan Zeferjahn gave up the first run of the game and walked the bases loaded, but Chase Silseth (1-0) worked out of the jam by getting slugger Nick Kurtz to ground into a game-ending double play.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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If multimodality in Omni comes together, these models may eventually form the basis for future Gemini releases to simplify Google’s AI ecosystem.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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“Alphabet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabet. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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