HW
Americanabbreviation
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high water
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cricket hit wicket
Example Sentences
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Back in 1989, Barr wrote the government's legal memorandum used to justify the invasion ordered by then-president George HW Bush.
From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026
Then-President George HW Bush sent troops at the request of California's governor at the time, Pete Wilson.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025
The Insurrection Act was last used more than three decades ago, when President George HW Bush sent troops to Los Angeles to deal with riots in the wake of the shooting of Rodney King.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025
The Harvard-Westlake event, titled “A Night With Steve Soboroff: Recovery From the LA Fires,” was held at the private school’s Holmby Hills campus and was put on by the HW Business and Entrepreneurship Alumni Network.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025
Where a word appears in brackets after a HW entry, it was replaced by that handwritten entry.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration
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