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PSD

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  1. prevention of significant deterioration: used as a standard of measurement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


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On Thursday, the PSD said it was open to being part of "a new pro-European government", and to support another prime minister, "whether a politician or a technocrat".

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

On Thursday, he thanked the PSD ministers "for their cooperation over the past 10 months" and announced the interim ministers he nominates to replace them.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

"If it is ... more useful to have a budget, even if it is not our budget... the PSD will not create any obstacles," he said.

From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2023

But BBC News has learned of crucial evidence being deleted relating to officers under investigation by their PSD.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023

The PSD already had men investigating both Ravenhurst and Thurston, but when they found out that Ravenhurst was looking for a confidential expediter, for a special job, they'd shoved me in fast.

From A Spaceship Named McGuire by Randall Garrett

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