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onward

[on-werd, awn-] / ˈɒn wərd, ˈɔn- /


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It is perhaps telling that the czars most honored by Vladimir Putin are those from Peter the Great onward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

On the final day of the trial, all other jurors left together and arranged onward travel in groups.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

The emotional intensity of the moment dissolves, the wounds heal, and time marches onward.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

That day, babies born from 2025 onward will start to receive their $1,000 contribution from the government pilot program that runs through 2028.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Lazlo was uncomfortable pressing onward in this bloody line of inquiry—and he was far from certain he really wanted an answer—but it felt too important not to delve deeper.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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