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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She said the launch of the NHS Wales women's health plan in 2024 was to be welcomed, but "proper investment" and "tangible plans that can be tracked" were now required.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
A former NHS inspector previously told the BBC that the closure of the maternity unit could have been avoided if she had been listened to.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Sally Bryant, director of midwifery at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, said staff had worked "really hard" to improve the service since the closure.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
A disgraced surgeon whose artificial bowel mesh procedures injured more than 450 patients has cost the NHS more £20m in compensation payments, the BBC has been told.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 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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