DSS
1 Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
abbreviation
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Director of Social Services
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Department of Social Security
Example Sentences
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DSS spokesperson Jason Montiel said the appeals remain under review, but that facility staff at The Terraces “has been compliant and has corrected the deficiency.”
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 prospect was unsettling to child-care providers from Fairfax to Lee counties who had been used to working with DSS.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2022
Ann was soon a power to be reckoned with at City Hall, at the DSS offices a few blocks away, at the public housing projects, and wherever poor black people protested unfair treatment.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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