plural ABM's or ABMs ˌā-(ˌ)bē-ˈemz How to pronounce ABM (audio)

Examples of ABM in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Larry Musgrave and his wife Carmen Musgrave, owners of ABM Ministries in Piedmont, Mo., were arrested by authorities last week, the Wayne County Sheriff's Department Southeast Missouri said in a statement. Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024 Larry and Carmen Musgrave, owners of ABM Ministries south of Piedmont, are charged with first-degree kidnapping. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024 Larry Musgrave’s LinkedIn page describes him as the founder and pastor of ABM Ministries. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024 The company is replacing ABM Parking Services, a company whose performance resulted in a scathing audit of the airport’s contract oversight in 2021. Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2024 Related As part of the program, Crypto.com Arena and its janitorial servicer, ABM, will work with r.World to receive and distribute 13,000 beer, cocktail and soft drink cups around the arena. Dave Brooks, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 The reasoning behind Poseidon is largely tied to Russia’s anxiety over the U.S.’s budding missile defense capabilities, developed after the U.S. withdrew from the ABM treaty in 2002. Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ABM was in 1963

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“ABM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ABM. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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