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PBS

American  
  1. Public Broadcasting Service: a network of noncommercial television stations devoted to educational and other quality programming and funded by members' contributions, government allocations, and grants from private industry.


PBS British  

abbreviation

  1. Public Broadcasting Service

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lidia Bastianich has a longstanding relationship with PBS, while Ina Garten lives immortal with “Be My Guest.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

A documentary about the class, Classroom 4, directed by her childhood friend Eden Wurmfeld, is now streaming on PBS.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Young viewers will also be able to print and cut out their own Watt and Windy on the PBS Kids website and take them on trips to their own local landmarks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Matthew White and Howard Jacques’s stage-musical take on the 1935 Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers film, captured for this ‘Great Performances’ program on PBS, fails to achieve the irresistible charm of its source material.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Of course, I’d rather do it with her on PBS or YouTube than in real life.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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