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Hons

British

/ ɑnz /

noun

short for honours

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“Very, very few people are actually going to get abortion care,” Hons said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2021

But Hons said the phone lines have been “eerily quiet.”

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2021

“They congratulate themselves on having a diaper bank and car seats,” said Jeffrey Hons, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood South Texas, which has temporarily suspended abortion services in response to the new law.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2021

Shunning her aristocratic upbringing, she moved to the US, where she fought for civil rights and wrote bestselling books, including Hons & Rebels and The American Way of Death.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2014

I could’ve sworn it was a lion, except that Hons don’t live wild in America, and this thing was the size of a Hummer.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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