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
Example Sentences
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The six defendants before the High Court were remanded into the custody of the DSS on Wednesday until their next court appearance on 27 April for bail hearings.
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Officials with The Terraces also questioned why DSS released a report on their evacuation in May, then rescinded it.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
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
The memory of the DSS office was still fresh in her mind.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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