Doctor of Engineering.
driver education.
removal of or from something specified
deforest
dethrone
reversal of something
decode
decompose
desegregate
departure from
decamp
(formerly in Britain) Department of Employment
Delaware
From French, Portuguese, Spanish, from Latin dē
Middle English < Latin dē-, prefixal use of dē (preposition) from, away from, of, out of; in some words, < French < Latin dē- or dis- dis- 1
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If it was, it could constitute a "serious violation" of the conditions of his house arrest, said justice Alexandre de Moraes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
His popular breakthrough came with “Nightcall,” a collaboration with CSS’ Lovefoxxx and Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
On the subject of holy grails, there’s the first recording by Lenny Kaye, “Crazy Like A Fox,” released under the nom de guerre Link Cromwell.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Earlier this year, Kering unveiled a number of initiatives to restore the appeal of its brands, particularly Gucci, under the leadership of Luca de Meo, who took the reins of the group in September 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
‘The Van de Bergs are here,’ he said.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Deere DE 0.43%increase; green up pointing triangle posted higher fiscal second-quarter sales as growth in the company’s construction equipment business helped to offset weakness in its production agriculture segment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Deere DE -2.18%decrease; red down pointing triangle has spent years in the crosshairs of farmers who have demanded easier ways to fix their own equipment or get it repaired by an independent mechanic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The then Permanent Secretary in DE Dr Mark Browne called it the most difficult decision he had to make.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
The winners include McDonald’s, Exxon Mobil XOM -2.44%decrease; red down pointing triangle and tractor maker Deere DE 0.07%increase; green up pointing triangle .
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
If that Paper was perpendicular to that Light incident upon it, as 'tis represented in the posture DE, all the Colours upon it at O appeared white.
From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Newton, Isaac, Sir
He was a favorite of Lorenzo de’ Medici, and his paintings have a superficial resemblance both to those of his teacher, Botticelli, and those of his father, Fra Filippo Lippi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Florence's Uffizi Gallery said a tourist fell backwards while trying to "make a meme in front" of a portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, by Anton Domenico Gabbiani.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
Told during a Zoom interview that Sofia seemed more like Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine de’ Medici than a comic book character, Milioti matter-of-factly says, “That’s certainly incredible company to be in.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
They include sketches believed to be the legs of Giuliano de’ Medici, as included in the New Sacristy near the secret room’s entrance.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
I doubt both this and the traditional attribution to Jacopo de’ Barbari.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Mr. Tisci said he was de- and reconstructing the pillars of the house: trenches, car coats and checks.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
While still used in food, now it is mainly mined as a chemical agent, water softener, or a de- icer for roads.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
“It was a very, very de- pressing time.”
From MSNBC ● Mar. 21, 2015
As a 34-year-old, Leung became the head of the committee in 1988, responsible for drafting the Basic Law, the city’s de- facto constitution adopted after the former British colony was returned to China.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 25, 2011
“And, sir,” she said with warning, “it is drooping in the de- scendent.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
The company has raised $350 million from investors including private-equity firm Vitruvian Partners; the venture arm of consulting firm Accenture; JPMorgan’s asset-management unit; Goldman Sachs Alternatives; and D.E.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Shares fell at the start of the month after the D.E.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
The digital payments company agreed to shareholder D.E.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
The warning, which pushed FedEx shares down over 15% in after-hours trading, lands as investors, including activist D.E.
From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2022
It was Rebecca Meyer who received this first certificate, at the graduation exercises held on the top floor of the big women's wear factory of D.E.
From How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers by Bleyer, Willard Grosvenor
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