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board

[bawrd] / bɔrd /
NOUN
piece of wood
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VERB
provide food and sleeping quarters
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STRONGEST
WEAK


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It was Infantino who summoned members of the Fifa management board to sit around the table with him, to talk through the events of the last week.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Inside, Rivera knew in order to be successful when he saw the board, he’d have to take education seriously.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

The hedge fund plans to call for a vote of no confidence in Voya’s management team and board.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

OpenAI’s models shared hacking tips on a secret messaging board before Hugging Face breach.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

That made the board members hoot and holler to beat the band.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

“I got all the practice pants, the helmets, the thigh boards, everything,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Copper, tantalum and even the plastic from circuit boards are sorted and sold to specialist recyclers.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

He describes how leaving felt like a movie where someone boards the last helicopter flight out of a besieged city.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The deal has been unanimously approved by both companies’ boards of directors, and is expected to close in the first half of 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

“Well, she rooms and boards with Miz Cooper, and when Miz Cooper rung the doctor, everybody picked up. My ma did. You can bet your aunt Maud did.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Airline employees cited policies about disclosing passenger information when they declined to share it with ICE, and wouldn’t let law enforcement view a computer screen as passengers boarded, the documents showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

But in April, after eight hours of lying in wait on the beach then standing in the water, he and others boarded a small vessel unspotted, and headed across the sea.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Tens of thousands of foreigners have left the country, including Nigerians, many of whom boarded specially chartered repatriation flights.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

But in February 2025, weeks after Trump’s second inauguration, Romanian authorities lifted the travel restrictions that had kept the Tates in the country, and the pair immediately boarded a private jet to Florida.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

It was on the ground for less than ten minutes as seven passengers boarded.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

A spokeswoman says fliers with status still get priority boarding, bag allowances and other perks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

They had to evacuate from the grounds of Leiston Abbey, three miles from the wildfire, but local boarding school Framlingham College offered them alternative accommodation.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The best parts, especially if you’re not traveling light: priority boarding plus the option of Red Cap service to your train straight from the lounge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Altine says it breaks his heart to see passengers boarding boats without any protection.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

But before the boarding house, there are apartment buildings.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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