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[wawrd] / wɔrd /




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In a corner of a ward, on a platform above the dirt floor, the wife of one of the fighters is about to give birth.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Yes, the same ward where Ken Kesey wrote “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Delays occurred too for patients accessing the labour ward, in the provision of one-to-one midwifery care and in labour ward transfers for women being induced.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

That has been the U.S. standard to ward off nuclear-weapons proliferation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“Besides, it's going to take more than a few scented candles to ward off our neighbors.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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