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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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Following an extraordinary board meeting Monday, Monte dei Paschi said the premium from Intesa’s bid remains below the average seen in comparable offers in the Italian banking sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Abigail Holmes, clinical board director for women and children at the health board, told the meeting they were "working incredibly hard to make sure our service does not collapse".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Hammer board chair Eric Esrailian recalled that Ryan immediately focused on the safety of the staff and museum community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The mortgage-lending industry, which is dominated by nonbanks, got on board quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Dad seemed to be on the board still, clinging to the reins.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

A spokesperson said it recognised the concern, but responsibility currently remains with individual health boards.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

It said it would continue to work with the Welsh government, health boards and others to support discussions.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Pan is part of a wave of doctors and scientists running for office this November — for school boards, city councils, state legislatures, the House and U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The boards of the two ports are expected to vote on the proposal in the coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

I sorted through the thin stack of boards, trying to remember if I ever knew which one was her favorite, but I couldn’t think of it.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Saturday saw dramatic developments as police officials boarded the flight to detain Dipke, Das and Ranka as their plane landed.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

However, on 1 October, more than two weeks after first becoming ill, the businessman boarded another domestic flight to Beni, before continuing his journey to Kasindi, a busy border town.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

While shop owners sandbagged the entrances to their stores and boarded up the doors and windows, there was little sense of impending disaster.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Jose Antonio Zayas boarded the bus Thursday and at one point asked the bus driver to stop so he could get off, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Leah boarded a steam train, traveled the 200 miles to Troy, and arrived that night.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

While at boarding school, he had his first brush with the mystique of acting when he was called on stage to assist a magician with an illusion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Queen was shown boarding a Gripen on 8 October at an airfield in Surat Thani province, southern Thailand, while King Maha Vajiralongkorn watched from the ground.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Bechi is the son of prominent Islamic cleric Muhammad Mukhtar Mu'thi, founder of the Shiddiqiyyah Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Set at a boarding school for vampires, it attempted to address classism in the species.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Finally arrived, he was shown to the basement of a small boarding house, where he was to share sleeping space on the floor with three other boarders.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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