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placard

[plak-ahrd, -erd] / ˈplæk ɑrd, -ərd /


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"I'd love it if someone paid for a placard on one of the benches that said, 'Will you marry me?'," she laughs.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"Free our president," read a placard held by a man with a red flannel shirt which bore the image of Maduro's predecessor and mentor, late socialist firebrand Hugo Chavez.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

A placard listing Penning’s high school-recruiting rating, and the schools he attended, had yet to be placed atop his stall next to long snapper Josh Harris.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

"We are not here for disorder. We're demanding the truth of the ballot," a placard read.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

“There’s my sign for today,” she would say upon entering the cafeteria, spying the placard designating their table in the back of the room.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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