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  • initialism National Weather Service
  • initialism nuclear weapons state
  • initialism computing not work safe

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Examples

  • When a fire department comes across a structure that is engulfed in flames and beyond any hope of saving, they will use a term NWS (not worth saving), meaning they cannot put all of their resources in to save one lone structure.

    The war on terror is NWS since our new terror is the economy 2009

  • MySpace did help News Corp at first, but NWS is now struggling just as Yahoo struggled.

    Why MySpace Is Really GeoCities 2.0 2009

  • Accuweather called the NWS criticism "unfounded" and said there's nothing wrong with using language that gets people's attention when the situation calls for it.

    WBAY Action 2 News 2010

  • Accuweather called the NWS criticism "unfounded" and said there's nothing wrong with using language that gets people's attention when the situation calls for it.

    The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front 2010

  • Accuweather called the NWS criticism "unfounded" and said there's nothing wrong with using language that gets people's attention when the situation calls for it.

    Home - BostonHerald.com Associated Press 2010

  • The highest currently listed by the NWS is a 63 mph gust at Flint, in Frederick County, Md.

    Forecast: Hazardous winds raging across region 2011

  • What I gave the NWS was a package better than what we used at the time in the Oklahoma Mesonet – but the Mesonet since taken advantage of the developments made for the NWS.

    Another "High Quality" USHCN station « Climate Audit 2007

  • And Commerce also encompasses the National Weather Service NWS, which issues crucial warnings about severe weather like hurricanes and floods.

    Crooks and Liars Nicole Belle 2011

  • When McBurnett called the NWS, she was informed that severe weather could be coming this weekend, which is when she contacted city officials and began to prepare.

    Sand Mountain Reporter: News 2010

  • The average temperature computed by the NWS is the difference between the overnight low and daytime high.

    The Daily Sentinel: News 2010

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