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placard

[plak-ahrd, -erd] / ˈplæk ɑrd, -ərd /


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"We do not use air conditioning, and this year we did not use the boiler," she said as she held a placard that read "electricity service is a right".

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

"Free our president," read a placard held by a man with a red flannel shirt which bore the image of Maduro's predecessor and mentor, late socialist firebrand Hugo Chavez.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

A troupe of schoolchildren visiting its lobby masses in front of a statue with the legend “The Truth Shall Make you Free” and an office placard announces “Suspicion Breeds Confidence.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

A protester holds up a protect your mother Earth placard during the protest march on November 06, 2021 in Bristol, England.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

Shrill boat whistles echoed in my ears as I searched the crowded platform, my fingers numb from clutching my placard so tightly.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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