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CVS

British  

abbreviation

  1. (in Britain) Council of Voluntary Service

  2. chorionic villus sampling

  3. computing concurrent versions system

"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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A spokesman for CVS said the company “will work with the Florida Attorney General to address any concerns.”

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Shares of UnitedHealth Group UNH -0.82%decrease; down pointing triangle , Humana HUM -2.83%decrease; down pointing triangle and CVS Health CVS 0.04%increase; up pointing triangle —whose stocks got crushed in recent years—have rebounded meaningfully.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Funding of £20,000 was allocated to West Devon CVS to help coordinate local support and connect residents with available services.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

The Medicare insurers with the biggest enrollments, UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health’s Aetna and Humana, were among the most likely to initially refuse access to the costly facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Maybe they caught me following her into CVS?

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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