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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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Trains are continuing to run through the Sylmar/San Fernando station, but passengers are being asked to board and exit through the back two cars to minimize disruption at the still-active crime scene, the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Todd got his children to stay calm while a friend reached the beach and raised the alarm, at which point a lifeguard with a rescue board was already in the water and helped Issy.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

That’s true even if there isn’t serious opposition to the President’s pick for ambassador to Belize or the board of directors at Amtrak.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The Celtic board spent much of last season and practically every day of the summer getting monstered by elements among their own support.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

He’s sitting at the small table in the corner of his room, the Scrabble board already set up, waiting for me, his lunch dishes pushed to the side.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

It also lends the sandwich the air of something procured from a real cute deli, perhaps one with handwritten menu boards and expensive sparkling water.

From Salon Jul. 30, 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

Last month, California Coastkeeper Alliance and other nonprofit groups tried to expand the clean water protections statewide by petitioning six other regional water boards.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Cracker Barrel’s decision to select a 69-year-old former restaurant executive to lead the chain highlights the emerging practice of boards calling in retired chief executives from the sidelines to help engineer high-profile turnarounds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

They had to pry up a couple more boards before they could see all of it.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Of the 62 commercial vessels attacked or boarded near the Strait of Hormuz since March 1, the overwhelming majority have been oil and liquefied natural gas tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

Work on George Square is still continuing, meaning this city landmark remains boarded up.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

A group of 20 passengers — mostly family and friends — boarded the boat, called Volare, Tuesday for a memorial service to honor a loved one.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

In the winter of 1851, Mendel boarded the train to enroll in his classes at the university.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

George will now become a boarder, at one of the Eton's 25 boarding houses.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

When I was 15, I went to Summerhill, a lovely English boarding school.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Following repeated public awareness campaigns, many passengers now ask for one before boarding - something which rarely happens elsewhere in the country.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The officers took their positions and scanned my ID, boarding pass and carry-on bags.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“If I am ever to lose my position, he could send them off to boarding school, or to an orphanage, or anywhere he pleased, really,” she fretted as the children eagerly presented themselves for inspection.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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