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HW

American  
  1. Real Estate. hardwood.

  2. high water.

  3. hot water (heat).


HW British  

abbreviation

  1. high water

  2. cricket hit wicket

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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 Harvard-Westlake event, titled “A Night With Steve Soboroff: Recovery From the LA Fires,” was held at the private school’s Holmby Hills campus and was put on by the HW Business and Entrepreneurship Alumni Network.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025

Retired high court judge Anjana Prakash told HW news that his comment was “dramatic, filmy and laughable and it had brought down the level of judiciary”.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 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