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[hawrd, hohrd] / hɔrd, hoʊrd /




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“Preppers” hoard essentials like water, food and fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Although archaeologists believe the original shipment may have contained even more pieces, the surviving collection of 43 helmets already represents the largest known hoard of medieval helmets ever found in the western Mediterranean.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Companies with excess cash can do things like hoard it, dole much of it out through shareholder returns, make acquisitions or invest in the business through areas like research and development.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The hoard was valued at $64.14 billion as of May 1.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

It wasn’t only the size of the hoard that gave the Trove its allure, it was the mystery of its disappearance and the desolation of what had happened when it was lost.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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