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PVS

British  

abbreviation

  1. persistent vegetative state

  2. postviral syndrome

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Chris Brearton, who was running MGM, is now vice president of PVS corporate strategy, MGM+ and MGM Alternative Television, and will report to Hopkins.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022

The business jet is registered to Air Eagle, whose agent is John Nicholson, executive vice president of PVS, according to state records.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2021

Looks were finished with double beanies with ear covers, leather and PVS bags and proprietary sunglasses.

From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2019

In PVS, the patient’s brain stem is functioning, and he can breathe on his own, but his higher brain is theoretically dead.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012

The board of PVS, the governing body for competitive swimming in the Washington area, is aware of no other unresolved complaints in the region, said John Ertter, the group's executive director.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2010