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abbreviation

watt-hour; watt-hours.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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abbreviation Banking.

withholding.

But there it was on Thursday, a screaming Drudge headline: “WH MEET: OBAMA, BIDEN, CLINTON.”
Dump Joe Biden? Nah|Howard Kurtz|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We used to open as close to a WH Smith store as we could—preferably one right beside them, and a second across the street.
The Way Books Used to Be Sold by Tim Waterstone|Tim Waterstone|June 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Well, she says he did n't say nothin' for a minute an' then he said 'Wh-a-t?'
Susan Clegg and a Man in the House|Anne Warner
He started to his feet—stretched his arms toward her, and, after gasping a little for breath,—Wh—wh—what!
The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales, Vol. II (of 2)|James Hogg

Ta-wh-que-nah, the Mountain of Rocks; second Chief of the tribe, and largest man in the nation.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
La-wh-he-coots-la-shw-no, the Brave Chief; impressions of hands painted on his breast.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
Rw-no-way-wh-krah, the Loose Pipe-stem; a brave (full length); eagle head-dress, shirt of grisly bears skin.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin