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  • abbreviation mother of the bride

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  • initialism nautical Man Over Board, used e.g. on the emergency button of a satellite navigator. By pushing the button the operator stores the coordinates of a man overboard incident for easy access.
  • initialism Missing On Blog: the act of abandoning ones blog (or weblog) for an extended period of time. Example: TheFlyingPinto.com

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Examples

  • JUST like a member of the MOB is a criminal eventhough he may the most upstanding citizen in the City for show.

    Sound Politics: "This nation is at war with Islamic fascists" 2006

  • You are invited to take part in MOB, the project that creates an inexplicable mob of people in New York City for ten minutes or less.

    Boing Boing: June 15, 2003 - June 21, 2003 Archives 2003

  • Would you say that, if you put an ENERGY STAR label MOB side-by-side with one that is not, you'd get a premium cap rate to that?

    unknown title 2011

  • So you get a sense for what this site will be (and there is no site now just starting with the logo) - I am looking to develop a delivery service where people help deliver for other people ... so therefore I used the word MOB because it means basically "a larger group of people" ...

    Digital Point Forums blanktorp 2010

  • The MOB is a mixed crowd of revellers of both sexes, medical students, clerks, shop men and girls, and a Boy Scout or two.

    The Mob John Galsworthy 1900

  • The MOB is a mixed crowd of revellers of both sexes, medical students, clerks, shop men and girls, and a Boy Scout or two.

    Plays : Third Series John Galsworthy 1900

  • The MOB is a mixed crowd of revellers of both sexes, medical students, clerks, shop men and girls, and a Boy Scout or two.

    Complete Plays of John Galsworthy John Galsworthy 1900

  • The MOB is a mixed crowd of revellers of both sexes, medical students, clerks, shop men and girls, and a Boy Scout or two.

    Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

  • A MOB is usually a creature of very mysterious existence, particularly in a large city.

    Barnaby Rudge 1840

  • This MOB, which is owned by an LLC in which we hold a majority, non-controlling ownership interest, is scheduled to be completed and opened during the third quarter of 2010.

    Medindia Health News 2010

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  • Thanks to minimum railing heights of one meter (39 inches) and other structural barriers, CLIA Cruise Lines International Association) insists that man-overboard incidents (known in the industry as MOBs) are only “a result of an intentional or reckless act” and there are “no known cases of someone acting responsibly who has accidentally fallen over the railing of a cruise ship.”
    Rosie Spinks, People Fall off Cruise Ships with Alarming Regularity. Can Anything Be Done to Stop It?, Quartz (Dec. 17, 2018)

    December 18, 2018