Hants
Americannoun
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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"Research like this will save lives," Craig Foster, from Waterlooville, Hants, whose wife, Fariba, died of bowel cancer in February 2024, said.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025
Four people, including two children, were reported missing Saturday when the two vehicles they were travelling in were swamped in the regional municipality of West Hants.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023
The four people were reported missing early on Saturday morning in West Hants, about 50 miles northwest of Halifax, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2023
“The Hampshire Hogs, the club in question, is one of the oldest ‘Jazz Hat’ sides in the land and we are fortunate enough to play at a glorious village ground in Warnford, Hants.
From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2015
"Percival Wemys Madison, The Vicarage, Harcourt St. Anthony, Hants, telephone, telephone, tele-" As if this information was rooted far down in the springs of sorrow, the littlun wept.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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