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warden

[wawr-dn] / ˈwɔr dn /


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After finishing the conversation, Harris, still struck by the insight of the prison doctor, asked a warden how long the man had worked in the prison.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The key question is whether he can sue an individual official – here, the warden – for monetary damages.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

"A waste warden paid her a visit and vastly reduced how much black bag waste she puts out."

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

How about Tony Soprano’s wife as the sharp-elbowed warden of a Michigan prison?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Could be that once he got rid of the evidence, he’d tell me to go ahead and get the warden, that I wasn’t to have the dog.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor