bu.
Americanabbreviation
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bureau.
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bushel; bushels.
Example Sentences
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Isabelle Boffey ran the second fastest ever indoor 800m by a British athlete as she clocked one minute 57.43 seconds to win at the BU Terrier Classic in Boston.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
But the BU team hopes their latest findings validate the symptom criteria, with the hope that they can eventually help living CTE patients obtain a diagnosis and treatment plan.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024
The news prompted former colleagues and current collaborators to publicly question the BU Center for Antiracist Research’s ability to deliver on the promises it had made to funders.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2023
Its building, now long-gone, once stood right in the middle of the present day BU Medical School campus.
From Scientific American • Nov. 2, 2023
In 1955, Moore was surprised to learn that his former timid classmate from BU was leading a bus boycott in Montgomery.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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