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board

[bawrd] / bɔrd /
NOUN
piece of wood
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VERB
provide food and sleeping quarters
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STRONGEST
WEAK


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Members of the actors' union are voting on a newly negotiated agreement that was approved by the national board earlier this month, ahead of the current contract's expiration at the end of June.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The board approved the decarbonization incentive but committed to additional workshops and evaluations of the program prior to issuing any allowances for it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

The memorial in Hazelbank Park remembers all eight sailors from Northern Ireland who were on board.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

As he zeroed in on BP’s expense ledger, he identified areas that many inside the company, and some on the board, said they saw as important to the corporate culture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

I was still sitting there like a marble statue of Distressa, Patron Saint of Dread and Dumbfoundedness: mouth and eyes wide open, arms and legs sticking out, and everything as stiff as a board.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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