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onward

[on-werd, awn-] / ˈɒn wərd, ˈɔn- /


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From that period onward, nitrate levels in water leaving the Arctic steadily declined.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

The most likely scenario is for heatwave conditions to hold on until at least the middle of next week, with a change to something a little cooler and more unsettled from Thursday onward.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

"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

Working from home exploded in 2020, dropped from 2021 to 2023 and then from 2024 onward has been flat, indicating that the study’s finding still holds, said Nicholas Bloom, one of the authors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

I keep my eyes on the concrete squares of sidewalk and plod onward, making my way back down from Eighty-Sixth Street to Seventy-Fourth Street.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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