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[fawr-werd] / ˈfɔr wərd /










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In advance of its release in August, she explains why it’s one to look forward to.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

In November, the government announced it preferred the £33bn scheme put forward by the airport over Arora's alternative plan.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

After decades of looking forward to the freedom of a less stressful lifestyle, it is disheartening to be faced with difficult choices when income and savings fall short.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

It was a fairly typical day in Kaye’s courtroom, and he was looking forward to one of his favorite activities — graduation ceremonies for people who completed the treatment plan he was describing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

She leaned forward to pour our coffee and lowered her voice.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

At his age, Welbeck may be content to provide cover for Joao Pedro, but the move would represent bad news for several other forwards.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Against intense pressure, teams have opted to play longer passes into their forwards, skipping build-up altogether.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The final request is sent to be considered by the Home Office, which then forwards the extradition request to the relevant state through usual diplomatic channels.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

"It was a huge test today. I felt comfortable on the physical side, a good step forwards."

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

After he drives me home, Dad forwards me the email with the contest announcement.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

On 15 March 2025, UnknownHustler forwarded him a message, which was in effect a Foxtrot online tender for business, known by police as VaaS.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

A spokeswoman for Meta Platforms, which owns the messaging app, said that across the world WhatsApp is increasingly restricting users from sharing forwarded content by flagging messages with labels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Once your traffic reaches the VPN server, it has reached the end of the tunnel and needs to be decrypted before your requests can be forwarded to the site or service you’re attempting to access.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

Vote-by-mail ballots will not be forwarded to a new address, so your ballot will be returned to your local county election office if you haven’t updated your voter registration.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Marks had forwarded the emails to the Division of Detectives, nobody specific, just info@.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

They found evidence that ChatGPT appeared to be “using forwarding looking information despite being asked not to.”

From MarketWatch May 8, 2026

RXO is a large third-party logistics firm, or 3PL, brokering truck transportation, freight forwarding, and last-mile delivery for customers in an asset-light business model.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

Its express shipping and supply chain units both reported an increase in EBIT, while the freight forwarding, post and parcel Germany and e-commerce businesses registered declines.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

On Thursday, a United Nations committee concluded that Mexico’s disappearance crisis constituted “crimes against humanity” and took what it called the “exceptional step” of forwarding the matter to the General Assembly.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2026

First, I finish forwarding all my emails from my old account.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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