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CPD
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English
Proper noun
en law enforcement en w:Chicago Police Department.
en Family of Chicago man fatally shot by police files federal civil rights lawsuit against city and tactical officers w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/us/dexter-reed-chicago-police-shooting/index.html 2024-04-24 “Defendant Officers violated numerous laws and CPD policies during their encounter with Dexter. The initial stop was unlawful and pretextual. Defendant Officers had no reasonable suspicion that Dexter violated any law, and they falsely stated otherwise in official CPD reports,” the suit states. https://web.archive.org/web/20251102120651/https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/us/dexter-reed-chicago-police-shooting/index.html 2 November 2025
en w:Central Propaganda Department, a CCP division responsible for spreading CCP ideology. en China
en Helen Raleigh Biden's disinformation board is authoritarian and reminds me of my life in China w:Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-disinformation-board-china-helen-raleigh 2022-05-05 The CPD decides what books, movies, music, TV shows, and other information the Chinese people can access. It is known to actively spread misinformation and revise history, so the Communist Party and its leadership are always cast in the most favorable light. https://web.archive.org/web/20241214182046/https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-disinformation-board-china-helen-raleigh 14 December 2024
Noun
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en critical point drying.
en 1993 October Fly Times 11 Brian V. Brown A further chemical alternative to critical-point-drying for preparing small (or large) flies Specimens come out exactly like CPD-prepared specimens, ready for SEM or for general mounting for the collection.
en continuing professional development.
en astronomy countable en circumplanetary disk.
en PPD
en obstetrics en cephalopelvic disproportion.
See also
en critical point drying
Anagrams
en cdp CDP DPC P&DC PCD PDC
French
Etymology
fr clé personnelle de déverrouillage.
Noun
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PUK