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- initialism
natural killer ornatural killer cell - initialism
Nagorno-Karabakh
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Examples
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NK is making an idiot out of our make believe president.
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This nut job in NK needs to go away, and for all the bleeding hearts, that means die.
North Korea: Clinton 'funny lady, by no means intelligent' 2009
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NK is all talk and no action at this point so let's not overreact.
Gates: U.S. ready if North Korea sends missile toward Hawaii 2009
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The NK is an extreme example, but there have always been UO Jews in Palestine, Ashkenazic and Sephardic.
Matthew Yglesias » Avigdor Lieberman Boosted By Pro-Pork Backlash 2009
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These two, somewhat careless journalists are free, and that's the only thing that matters, as well as providing a reminder NK is as approachable as a scorpion nest.
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Considering that China paying for economic aid to NK is a small price to pay for stability in that region.
Global Voices in English » Chinese people’s reaction to North Korea missile test 2009
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If the leader of NK is so big headed that he thinks he can lauch a missle and then not be immeadiately wiped of the map with a few American Bombs, he is a bigger idiot than I thought.
Gates: U.S. ready if North Korea sends missile toward Hawaii 2009
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These two, somewhat careless journalists are free, and that's the only thing that matters, as well as providing a reminder NK is as approachable as a scorpion nest.
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NK is in desperate need of food, fuel and fertilizer.
Think Progress » Hume: A Preemptive Strike on North Korea Would Be a ‘Successful Strategy’ 2006
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NK is a quintessential failed state – a Stalinist experiment, best characterized by unparalleled famine and a rejection of basic human rights.
Think Progress » Hume: A Preemptive Strike on North Korea Would Be a ‘Successful Strategy’ 2006
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In addition to discovering that fibrin sets off inflammation, the team made another important discovery: fibrin also suppresses the body’s “natural killer,” or NK, cells, which normally work to clear the virus from the body
Discovery of how blood clots harm brain and body in COVID-19 points to new therapy 2024
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