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warden

[wawr-dn] / ˈwɔr dn /


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Officials at the Federal Reserve watch long-run inflation expectations closely, because higher expected inflation could be a sign the central bank is losing credibility as a warden of stable prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"When he retired in 1979, I was lucky enough to become the warden here."

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

After finishing the conversation, Harris, still struck by the insight of the prison doctor, asked a warden how long the man had worked in the prison.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

But, as Chance Andes, the warden of San Quentin, pointed out last week, “Humanity is safety,” and treating incarcerated people like, well, people, actually makes them want to behave better.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

“I’ll get the game warden up here, show him the spot the doe was hit, the blood, and when he finds the deer at your place, he’ll believe me.”

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor




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