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LDR

1 American  
Informal.

  1. long-distance relationship: a relationship, typically a romantic one, in which the two people live far enough apart that they cannot see each other often.

    My boyfriend and I had an LDR for two years.
ldr. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. leader.

LDR British  

abbreviation

  1. long distance relationship

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Her ex-husband, Kamran Pahlavi, who is a grandson of the late Iranian Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, said King engaged in a massive fraud against LDR, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

LDR claims that King sent promissory notes and loan documents to LDR agents that were fabricated.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

LDR provided an itemized list of its loans and the luxury items that were supposedly put up as collateral.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

This one is about as thin as the BTS and LDR theories: Fans have guessed that William Bowery could be a pseudonym for Lorde because Lorde and Swift are friends and that would be cool.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2020

Does your caring LDR partner practice basic hygiene?

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2020

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