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onward

[on-werd, awn-] / ˈɒn wərd, ˈɔn- /


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"Many passengers can't get to their onward destinations from the railway station here," said BBC Essex reporter Matt Knight, who had, himself, just landed from holiday.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

You think you’re supposed to be doing something, but it’s possible that what you should be doing is just proceeding onward as planned.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Its booster returned to Earth, but the upper stage stayed in space to push the landers onward.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

But existing Spanish rules wouldn’t allow them to reach the Spanish mainland to make their onward journeys.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Of course, it wasn’t polite for a prince to dance with only one lady, but he couldn’t focus on anything beyond his partner and the music that carried them onward.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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