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onward

[on-werd, awn-] / ˈɒn wərd, ˈɔn- /


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"I'm not particularly worried there will be much onward spread of hantavirus," Jennifer Nuzzo, a professor of epidemiology at Brown University in the United States, wrote on Bluesky.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

While temperatures may rise slightly on Tuesday, they will drop again from Wednesday onward.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Chinese customs authorities haven’t reported any crude imports from the country from 2023 onward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Cars equipped with HW3 were sold from early 2019 onward, before Tesla introduced Hardware 4, the current version, four years later.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Lyra herded them onward, wondering how the aeronaut had got his balloon that far.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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