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Clippings: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-cli...
Abbreviations: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-abb...
Abbreviations vs Acronyms: https://www.nrel.gov/comm-standards/e...
Acronyms: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-acr...
Words That Are Actually Acronyms: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/arti...
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