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TSA PreCheck is the Transportation Security Administration's expedited screening program that lets approved travelers get through airport security lines faster. TSA is acceptable on first reference in this usage, but spell out the agency's full name later. In other uses, TSA

Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency to attain significant popularity. It was launched in 2009. Lowercase all references to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, consistent with the style for conventional currency

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The portion of the year that has a relatively high incidence of hurricanes is hurricane season. In the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, it is June through November. In the eastern Pacific, it's May 15 through Nov. 30. In the central Pacific, it is June 1 through Nov. 30.

Does your office close early on Fridays between Memorial Day and Labor Day? Is that called Summer Fridays or summer Fridays? Subscribe to AP Stylebook Online and you can check Ask the Editor, which says to use quote marks for lowercase "summer Fridays."

Our primary dictionary, Merriam-Webster, lists beatbox as one word with no hyphen, for the verb meaning to vocally imitate percussion sounds or to perform beatboxing. apnews.com/video/nuns-go-…

Use smokejumper, one word with no hyphen, for a firefighter who gets to fires by aircraft and parachute.

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Note that it's the National Park Service, not National Parks plural. A bureau of the Interior Department, it manages the National Park System, which includes dozens of national parks as well as monuments, battlefields, historic sites and seashores, and the White House. The

When you're going shopping at the farmers market, AP style says there's no apostrophe in it. It refers to the plural of farmers, rather than the possessive.

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AP style recommends the spelling draft beer, rather than draught beer.

Our primary dictionary, Merriam-Webster, lists june bug as the first spelling, with a note that the J is often capitalized, so June bug is also a common spelling. Whether you capitalize the J or not, it's two words, rather than junebug one word.

Apple Inc. is the maker of the iPhone and other personal technology devices, Mac personal computers and other products. Also a major provider of online services such as Apple TV+ and Apple Music. Apple also owns the Beats headphones company. apnews.com/article/apple-…

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The verb "graduate" is correctly used in the active voice: She graduated from the university. It is correct, but unnecessary, to use passive voice: He was graduated from the university. Do not drop “from.” AP would write “John Adams graduated from Harvard,” rather than “John

GED is a trademark abbreviation for General Educational Development tests, a battery of five exams designed by the American Council on Education to measure high school equivalency. GED should be used as an adjective, not as a noun. Those passing the tests earn a GED diploma or

AP styles cellphone as one word, with no space and no hyphen. Similarly, landline is one word. The AP Stylebook doesn't have an entry for it, but our dictionary, Merriam-Webster, shows mobile phone as two words. apnews.com/article/trump-…

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