NHS
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British. National Health Service.
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National Honor Society: a group that high school juniors and seniors are invited to join in recognition of their academic achievement, leadership, service, and character.
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Example Sentences
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Matthew Hopkins, of NHS Alliance, which represents hospitals, said health bosses were "making every effort is made to ensure safe, high-quality care, and that lessons are learned when that falls short".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The NHS sometimes accepts liability but it is judged compensation is not needed.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
What next for the Nottingham attacks NHS trust under criminal investigation?
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
According to the NHS, external, a caesarean may be recommended as a planned procedure or carried out in an emergency if a vaginal birth is considered to be too risky.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The tools in NHS wanted her to run the show, but you weren’t allowed to be the leader of more than two things, and she was already tennis captain and junior class president.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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