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maw

[maw] / mɔ /
NOUN
mouth
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The BBC has also contacted Penguin, who published the book, for comment, as well as literary agents Graham Maw Christie.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Emily Maw, an attorney with Williams’ office, outlined the problems in the case in court, noting there were reasons to believe the victim, the only witness, had mistakenly identified Walter.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

The novel, which received a National Book Award, was made into a 1982 film starring Meryl Streep and a 2002 opera by British composer Nicholas Maw.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2022

"Now people have realized that we must walk till the end regardless of international assistance or not," NUG deputy minister Maw Htun Aung said in a text message.

From Reuters • Sep. 17, 2021

The daughters of a prosperous village carpenter, they had shared beads, beaux and bangles until Maw, in a moment’s madness, had chucked it all away to marry poor Paw.

From Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls by Various




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