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ward

noun as in district

noun as in custody; person in one's custody

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Vicky Ward was a contributing editor to Vanity Fair for 11 years.

And yet as Robert Ward discovered, Marvin—for all of his larger-than-life machismo—was surprising in real life.

You know, Ward, I think I understand my father more every day.

“I would recommend ginger tea first thing in the morning as a great way to ward off an upset stomach,” says White.

Police then spent the next five months investigating Poggiali, careful not to leave her alone in the hospital ward.

At the usual hour that night the employés of Stickle and Screw left work and took their several ways home ward.

Just as the Admiral was going, Ward (of the Intelligence) crossed over with a nasty little damper.

The suggestive remarks of Mr. Ward do not appear hitherto to have attracted the attention they deserve.

The parallel to which Mr. Ward refers is that contained in the earlier part of the Prose Lancelot.

The tribal ward headmanʼs district deputies together constitute the police force of the whole ward.

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