APB
Americannoun
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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Mr. Gaines has a key supporter in the art collector James Whitner, the chief executive of the Whitaker Group, the company behind the fashion labels A Ma Maniere, Social Status and APB.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022
Having heard about it, he looked for it to no avail and finally put out an APB during a press briefing.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2017
June Thomas: In APB, an arrogant billionaire takes a job he’s really not qualified for.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2017
Heineken, which owns 42 percent of APB, extended its $4.1 billion offer for F&N's 40 percent stake in the Singapore-listed brewer until this Friday.
From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2012
“I promised my mother I’d be gone for forty minutes max, and if I’m late, she’ll freak and call the cops and put out an APB for me.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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