DSS
abbreviation
digital satellite system.
DSS
1 Americanabbreviation
D.S.S.
2
American
abbreviation
DSS
British
abbreviation
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Director of Social Services
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Department of Social Security
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However, Ejezie said the DSS officially responded to say the filmmaker was not in their custody but with the country's military intelligence agency, which has not commented further, despite the AGN's efforts.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Officials with The Terraces also questioned why DSS released a report on their evacuation in May, then rescinded it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Emefiele, who was granted bail on Tuesday, was forcefully re-arrested by DSS officers after openly clashing with prison officials who attempted to take him into custody in line with the court's ruling.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2023
It previously helped Verizon expand its low-band Nationwide 5G with a technology called DSS, or Dynamic Spectrum Sharing.
From The Verge ● May 3, 2022
The memory of the DSS office was still fresh in her mind.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
“The ultimate tool that D.S.S. has to address homelessness is to provide people stability,” he said, to keep them from becoming homeless in the first place.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
The Times noted that D.S.S. had been aware of many of the violations; it also noted that the agency continued to work with the organization after the violations surfaced.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
D.S.S. is a social-services agency; the tools it has are social-service tools.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
D.S.S. pieced together a kind of housing plan outside the city’s official housing plan, focused entirely on homelessness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Her affect was “flat,” according to the D.S.S. report.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 26, 2018
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