HW
Americanabbreviation
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high water
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cricket hit wicket
Example Sentences
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For President Bush it may also have been even more personal since his father, President George HW Bush, had led that campaign and Hussein had plotted to kill him after.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Back in 1989, Barr wrote the government's legal memorandum used to justify the invasion ordered by then-president George HW Bush.
From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026
The Insurrection Act was last used more than three decades ago, when President George HW Bush sent troops to Los Angeles to deal with riots in the wake of the shooting of Rodney King.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025
He did, however, attend the Washington service for George HW Bush, the last former president to die, in 2018.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024
HW: De boss man looked atter us when we wuz sick.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various
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