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usw

1 American  
Or u.s.w.
  1. German. und so weiter.


USW 2 American  
  1. ultrashort wave.


USW British  

abbreviation

  1. ultrashort wave

"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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David Campbell, field director with USW Local 675, told The Times that the fire broke out in the refinery’s Isomax complex, which converts gas oil into higher-value products such as jet fuel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

The USW has said it’s concerned about whether Nippon would honor existing labor agreements.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024

USW Local 4-200 has had just two meetings with a federal mediator with a third scheduled for this Friday.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023

USW researchers said they recognised this study had limitations in the relatively small sample size and it relies on participants remembering past concussions.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2023

During the lockout, union members rejected a bid to remove the USW as their representative at the 369,024 barrel-per-day refinery, motor oil and packaging plant.

From Reuters • Feb. 16, 2023

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