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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Good opened her show on Friday by praising the "extraordinary" response of NHS staff at Bedford Hospital and University College Hospital in London, where she was treated for her facial injuries.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
It will start with hospital appointments not requiring an overnight stay at four NHS trusts in and around London – St George's, Epsom and St Helier, Croydon, and Kingston and Richmond.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
Artificial intelligence will be used on the NHS app to determine which service is most appropriate for patients in England, the health service has announced.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
Jean had worked for the NHS in Scotland, but her first holiday abroad, to Crete at the age of 40, helped convince her to try something different.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
It has a crest that reads NHS embroidered in pale yellow stitching, and brassy state championship pins that look vibrant against the jacket’s black fabric.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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