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NBC

American

abbreviation

Trademark.

National Broadcasting Company: a television and radio network.

NBC British

abbreviation

(in the US) National Broadcasting Company
(of weapons or warfare) nuclear, biological, and chemical

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Example Sentences

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“I was thinking this guy is crazy and I hope nothing happens to him,” Chiu told NBC Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"This is an historic reform that we hope will trickle down to the rest of the country very, very quickly," Meskin told NBC News.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

In its presentation, the league said 87% of its games are primarily distributed on broadcast TV through CBS, NBC, Fox and ABC, as has long been the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

On April 15 NBC News reported that approximately 60,000 people are currently being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

“I've just seen the first black president,” Chris Matthews declared to his fellow commentators on NBC.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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