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D.N.B.

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abbreviation

British.
  1. Dictionary of National Biography.


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“The disruption is so massive, we will turn into full panic mode if this situation is not resolved rather quickly,” said Helge Andre Martinsen, an energy analyst at Norwegian investment bank DNB Carnegie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The three highest-yielding stocks in the S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats are British financial services company Legal & General Group, Norwegian bank DNB, and Finnish telecom company Elisa.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

“The rally marks a significant shift in the market after stronger heating demand collided with renewed geopolitical risks,” energy analysts at DNB Carnegie said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

"The recent economic trend has in our view increased the probability of a September hike following a hike in August, and we expect Norges Bank to signal this," DNB Markets said on Aug. 11.

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2023

The case for Wagstaffe is put by Nicholas Moore in a letter to The Athenaeum, June 10, 1882 and in his article on Wagstaffe in the DNB.

From Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb, 1711, by William Wagstaffe; The Knave of Hearts, 1787, by George Canning by Wagstaffe, William

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