BW
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bacteriological warfare.
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(in television, motion pictures, photography, etc.) black and white, as opposed to color.
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biological warfare
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Botswana (international car registration)
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Example Sentences
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Two LPG carriers, BW TYR and BW ELM, carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes were sailing towards India's coast, the ministry said in a statement.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
BW Group lowered its stake in the crude-oil tanker company to 15,261,181 shares.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
Santos said a software issue affecting safety systems on board the BW Opal floating production storage and offloading unit had led to an unplanned shutdown of around two weeks last month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
BW Group and TMS Tankers, which manages the Burri, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023
The Suez Canal authority said in a statement that the BW Lesmes, a Singapore-flagged tanker that carries liquefied natural gas, suffered a mechanical malfunction on Tuesday night and ran aground while transiting through the canal.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023
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