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  • W.S.
    W.S.
    abbreviation
    West Saxon.
  • ws
    ws
    abbreviation
    Western Samoa

W.S.

American  

abbreviation

  1. West Saxon.


ws British  

abbreviation

  1. Western Samoa

"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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Goldin believes that TV deal should have been worth more for the WNBA, especially given the W’s increase in recent years in attendance and viewership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

There are two L’s in Collin and there are also two W’s — as in major championship victories at the 2020 PGA Championship and 2021 British Open.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

Over a few talk sessions, I chronicled Dr. W's transgression, assuming Dr. Thakkar would take my side.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

But this team is in win-now mode, and the W’s look primed to roll in.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

A delightfully clear original manuscript of ‘Sumer is icumen in’, possibly in W’s own hand, survives at the British Library.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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