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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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Labour representatives and the German state of Lower Saxony, who both take a dim view of plant closures, together hold more than half the seats on the supervisory board.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Cleveland-Cliffs named Chief Financial Officer Celso Goncalves to the additional post of president and appointed him to the board.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

"The environment has become very volatile, and that's just across the board," Curran said.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Bass sits on LAHSA’s 10-member board and appoints four of its members.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Talking the whole time, Samantha Embriano and Kayla tacked their extra-credit poster project about primaries to the bulletin board.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Prices are then set by marketing boards in each province, giving farmers a predictable income while providing a consistent domestic supply.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Compare the posted salary range with similar jobs on Indeed, Glassdoor and message boards like Reddit to see what is reasonable for the title, industry and location.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

In response, Hugo Boss’s managing supervisory boards unanimously recommended that shareholders reject the offer, saying the bid didn’t adequately value its standalone prospects and seemed designed to enable Frasers to increase its shareholding beyond 30%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Union leaders say this ensures that workers have some indirect influence over decisions made by ISF boards and managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The boards are arranged in the shape of a square or horseshoe.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The 25-year-old boarded a boat bound for Malaysia in April, part of a wave of Rohingya refugees attempting dangerous sea crossings that led to a record number of deaths in 2025.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

He boarded the train at Manchester Piccadilly in his trademark dark T-shirt, trousers and Adidas trainers only to emerge, more than two hours later, at London Euston in a suit.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The party of friends and family boarded the boat for a memorial service.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

On Friday, Sept. 10, 1976, a Croat named Zvonko Bušić, his wife, Julienne, and three compatriots boarded a plane bound for Chicago.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

On the third bus, a man boarded with an open cardboard container of, judging by the aroma, Chinese food.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

The boarding school for boys is also close to where the Wales family live on the Windsor estate.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

By the time those customers are boarding flights back to the land without ranch, many of them have already stocked up.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

To boot, prosecutors said, the captain also “reported receiving what he believed were radio calls from the cartel attempting to hail the Aquatravesia prior to a boarding or takeover.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Having spent part of his childhood at a Swiss boarding school, Kim enjoys finer things.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Her teacher had taught the class that one because they would all be boarding a military ship soon.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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