Hhs

//eɪt͡ʃ eɪt͡ʃ ˈɛs// name, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of harness hang syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    plural of HH form-of, plural
  3. 3
    the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of (US Department of) Health and Human Services. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders."

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department of health and human servicesdepartment of health and human servicesdhewhealth and human services

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"U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders."

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