board of health
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A lot of the time, these folks converse like they’re at a Nantucket board of health meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
At first, I didn’t understand how a board of health professionals could think he was doing a bad job.
From Scientific American ● May 20, 2022
“What’s crazy is the board of health can adopt a rule protecting people from exposure to contaminants in state government buildings, for example, but not in schools,” Pollet said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
In Franklin County, which includes Hilliard, the local board of health dates to 1919, the time of a global flu pandemic that killed millions.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2021
The man from the state board of health had himself wedged into the second row, briefcase on his lap, with the still pregnant Mrs. Cybulskis on his left and Hattie Mae on his right.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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