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NJ

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. New Jersey (approved especially for use with zip code).

N.J. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. New Jersey.

NJ British  

abbreviation

  1. New Jersey

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NJ Transit suspended bus, light rail and paratransit services Sunday evening and said rail service would halt by 9 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

For thousands of New Jersey residents, Reddit proves its worth every day by giving commuters a place to doomscroll about NJ Transit External link.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Sheffield was a guest at the recent “Everything Fab Four” Fest in early November in Asbury Park, NJ, where he shared an onstage conversation with Womack and our previous podcast guest, Jamie Bernstein.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

NJ Ashton, the company that owns the truck, apologised and said it was helping with the clean-up.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

For example:  Good Subject: Building Emacs on a Sun Sparc under 4.1  Good Subject: Tryin' to find Waldo in NJ.

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