SW
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Sweden.
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Swedish.
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South Wales.
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southwest.
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southwestern.
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Sweden
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Swedish
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Earlier this summer, authorities informed SW about the results of their investigation and asked if she wanted to press charges, said Ventura County Dist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sodexo SW 8.99%increase; green up pointing triangle shares jumped following a strong third-quarter result and an upgraded organic revenue growth forecast for the fiscal year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Jochen Heinz, an executive from German factory machinery maker SW Machines, cautioned that AI can sometimes make mistakes by, for instance, giving misleading instructions for repairs or incorrectly claiming to have detected problems.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
SW: Thomas Ramos has been the top points scorer four years in a row now in the Six Nations.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
At police request, the press printed a telephone number, SW 5-8117, for “stricdy confidential” information that anyone might offer concerning the slaying.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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O. N. skuggi, shade, Norse skugge, to shade, Sw. skugga, sb.,
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl”t soft, bl”ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. ble t wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th blow.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
O. N. skilja, separate, O. Dan. skiliæ, Norse, skilja, Dan. skille, Sw. dial. skila.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
The Sw. slägd corresponds perfectly in form but not in meaning.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
O. N. þittr, tight, close, Norse, tett or titt, Dan. tæt, Sw. tät, close together, tight, Eng. dial. theet.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
To confirm the suspected identities of the recovered remains, they performed a range of DNA tests of the remains together with analyses of the DNA from a living descendant, S.W.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024
The White Center location is at 9600 15th Ave. S.W.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Two vehicles crashed shortly before 6 p.m. at 1374 Alki Ave. S.W., the Fire Department reported on Twitter.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
“Of course I don’t want to see violence,” said S.W.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
In less than half an hour it had diminished to a strong S.W. gale, which lasted during the night.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Robert Fitzroy
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