"FBN" meaning in English

See FBN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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  1. (US, law enforcement, historical) Initialism of Federal Bureau of Narcotics. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Federal Bureau of Narcotics
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  2. Initialism of Fox Business Network. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Fox Business Network
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          "ref": "2014 August 4, Jacob Sullum, “'Mexican, Crazed by Marihuana, Runs Amuck With Butcher Knife': Highlights from the anti-pot files of The New York Times”, in Reason:",
          "text": "In 1934, three years before Congress approved the Marihuana Tax Act (a de facto ban), the Times reported that Harry J. Anslinger, who was instrumental in stirring up cannaphobia as head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN), \"is investigating the use by school children in Cleveland and other areas of marihuana, […]\"",
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