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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Elinor Middlemiss, the team's chef de mission, said: "Clyde isn't just a mascot, he's part of Scotland's sporting story."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"When the ferns dry out, the thick mats act as the ideal fuel to trigger massive wildfires," Van de Schootbrugge explains.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
But the natural park of Sierra Norte de Guadalajara "has been entirely lost", she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Then, on Sunday, the story got much stranger when the FDA announced that the sample provided by “Taylor Farms de Mexico,” which had initially tested positive, was actually a false positive.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
“We are gathered here for the Summit Conference,” began French President Charles de Gaulle.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Nebraska farmer Guy Mills figures he has spent more than half a million dollars over the past eight years on repairs to his Deere DE 1.07%increase; green up pointing triangle tractors and harvesters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Each school in Northern Ireland is required by the DE to teach RSE.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
A DE spokesperson said all young people, "regardless of gender or faith", have access to, and participate in, RSE programmes.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 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
“MARIA DE LA LUZ”“The tapestry behind them parted and fell” 147A mist was in the prince’s eyes.
From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)
On Friday, an anonymous collector who goes by Cozomo de’ Medici announced on X that he’d bought two of the dogs, Picasso and Warhol, and former Sotheby’s chief executive Tad Smith bought an “Elon.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
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
“I think I used to overdo the cries in my voice,” she said, before replicating her old style: “‘Lo de lo de lo de’ — it’s too much.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2024
Catherine de’ Medici, the 16th century ruler of France, did the unthinkable for her time: She rose to power in a man’s world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
There is no direct evidence regarding de’ Barbari’s date of birth, but he was described as old and ill in 1512; his earliest securely dated work is 1500.
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
Mehta, 42, previously worked at the hedge fund D.E.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 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
FIS, which has been under pressure to explore strategic options from activist investors D.E.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2023
SOMES, D.E. amendment by, 409. remarks of, 409.
From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)
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