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CNN

American  

abbreviation

Trademark.
  1. Cable News Network: a cable television channel.


CNN British  

abbreviation

  1. Cable Network News

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PAI is “not confident any value remains from their initial investment,” Hynes told CNN.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Isaacman, who defended the proposed cuts on CNN last week, touted the agency’s lunar plans, including a project to build a base on the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

But as she started to hear about others with similar stories, she decided to share her experience in a CNN story that ran April 10.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

This was illustrated in a recent CNN interview with former tradwives — women who actually stayed at home and submitted to their husbands, not the ones peddling this fantasy on social media for cash.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

This particular afternoon, I turned on my television and searched until I found a CNN broadcast.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey