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ward

noun as in district

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On a recent Sunday morning in Provo, Utah, a small congregation of about two dozen people gathered in a church hall for ward services.

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The drug, chemically related to vitamin B9, was typically used to ward off side effects of chemotherapy.

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“Despite today’s hold, we think further rate cuts are likely as the central bank tries to boost growth and ward off the threat of deflation,” said Gareth Leather, senior Asia economist at Capital Economics.

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Foster mothers agreed not to have their own offspring for three years to give them time to bond with their wards.

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There is a way that these repetitive movements can ward off calamities, outfox deterioration, at least to a point.

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