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SMH

SMH

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A daily newspaper in Sydney that reports news and features
  • proper noun
  • Australian
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  • Do you consider The Age, The SMH, tonyabbott.com.au, and The Australian left-wing media?

Examples

  • The article titled 'Affordable Housing Crisis' was published in the SMH last week.

  • You have a blessed night; I'll say a prayer for you, SMH.

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  • The SMH reporter does not quote a US government source, named or unnamed.

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  • The SMH's headline would read "Police Install Cameras in Young Family's Car."

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  • The U.K. isn't the only country putting pressure on technology multinationals over tax avoidance schemes. SMH also noted the French government requested $252 million USD in back taxes from Amazon, a company that also uses Luxembourg as a tax haven for its European operations, earlier this week.

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  • And both the SMH (alarmist newspaper) and the ABC (government-run TV network) are now going hammer and tongs at the Rudd Labor Government on many fronts, and are no longer merely mouthpieces for them.

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  • According to the SMH, Sydney will experience heavy rainfall over the weekend.

  • Many readers rely on the SMH for reliable news about Australian politics.

Surface Forms

SMH main

Morphology

SMH = S + M + H

SMH is an initialism for the newspaper title The Sydney Morning Herald; the letters do not transparently indicate that publication to learners unfamiliar with the name.

Etymology

SMH is an abbreviation for The Sydney Morning Herald, with S for 'Sydney', M for 'Morning' and H for 'Herald', so saying SMH quickly names that newspaper.