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The Associated Press style for the abbreviation "MBA" is to use all capital letters without periods. For example, "She earned her MBA from the prestigious business school."
In AP style, "PhD" should be written with no spaces and with both letters capitalized.
In AP style, temperature should be written with the degree symbol () followed by the numerical value. For example, 75F.
In AP style, temperatures should be written with numerals and the degree symbol, such as 32F for Fahrenheit or 0C for Celsius.
In AP style, you should write "eighth grade" when referring to the grade level. The term is not capitalized and should be spelled out in full. For example, you would say, "She is in the eighth grade." If used as an adjective, it would be "eighth-grade," as in "eighth-grade students."
Look for an AP story in your newspaper; it will evidence the style.
Year-end is hyphenated in AP Style and is an adjective.
When writing about temperature in news articles using AP style, use numerals for all temperatures and include the degree symbol (). For example, write "The temperature reached 80F" instead of "The temperature reached eighty degrees Fahrenheit."
Numbers 10 and up use numerals in AP style. Therefore, "15-year friendship" would follow AP style.
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Taekwondo is not capitalized in AP style. Taekwondo is written as one word, and would only be capitalized if it were used at the beginning of a sentence.
In AP style, company names should be written in full on first reference and can be abbreviated on subsequent references.