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Hons

British  
/ ɑnz /

noun

  1. short for honours

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The caseload has remained light, Hons said, because many women don’t know that they’re pregnant at six weeks.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2021

“We know that we are a risk-averse organization,” Hons said.

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

They are considerably less flexible in their mental make-up than other animals that are com­monly trained in circuses and zoos—sea Hons and chimpanzees, for example.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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