obl.

abbreviation for

1. oblique.
2. oblong.

Example Sentences

"They want to be patriotic and anti-ISIS, but also need a way to malign Trump without contradicting their gushing Obama praise over OBL: not an easy balancing act. Good luck!"

From Fox News

OBL could also have been imprisoned.

From New York Times

You can not explain away OBL so easily, he was living in an important city.

From New York Times

Also I find it exceptionally hard to believe Pakistan "sheltered" OBL when it has given over 10 important Al Qeada figures to the US.

From New York Times

But as the global effort grinds on to defeat or at least contain violent Islamic extremism, the absence of such a charismatic figure as OBL was to his followers makes it unlikely that such a decisive one-off moment as his death five years ago will ever be repeated.

From BBC