DHS
Americanabbreviation
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(in Canada) district high school
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(in the US) Department of Homeland Security
Example Sentences
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Then in April 2025, DHS transmitted to SSA a second list of 2.7 million individuals to be marked as dead, the whistleblower said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
"International visitors who legally come to the United States for the World Cup have nothing to worry about," a DHS spokesperson told AFP.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The agency said it is “NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake. DHS enforcement operations are highly targeted.”
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Roughly 100,000 have registered their intention to depart using the CBP Home app, according to internal data described to The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by DHS.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Giving everyone enough information to get them to show up but not so much as to tip our hand to the DHS was tricky, but I thought I had just the right balance:
From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory
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