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Were appears in the word werewolf. What was the original meaning of this instance of were?

were

[wur, wer, wair] / wɜr, wər, wɛər /




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"These were difficult decisions which sought to balance our commitment to children and young people alongside the requirement to live within the funding allocated for the year," the EA said.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

McVay said the Rams were “hoping to avoid” placing Avila on injured reserve but “certainly wouldn’t say there’s a zero chance.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

It previously insisted that its CEO’s interactions with Alice Huang were aboveboard, describing her merely as an executive at a company to which Nvidia sold chips.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

China’s government denies that Alice Huang was a spy, and Nvidia’s board says it has “no reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised” by Jensen Huang’s affair.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

When we were done helping her clean, she picked up her basket of pea pods and told me to follow her out to the backyard.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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