NBC
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(in the US) National Broadcasting Company
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(of weapons or warfare) nuclear, biological, and chemical
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
That will restrict the once broad programming reach of national networks like ABC, NBC, and CBS.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
At 4:15 p.m., as the two varsity crews paddled out to the starting line, the NBC Red Network went on the air with coast-to-coast prerace coverage.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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