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A fire erupted in a hospital's maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday, killing 14 infants, Pakistani authorities said, with the prime minister calling for an investigation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

The father of a baby who died told Reuters he had been visiting the ward for eight days and the building had "no fire security, no proper exits".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday killing 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

A bring‑and‑buy sale on Canal Street was organised to raise money to spruce up the rather drab-looking hospital ward treating those with HIV and Aids at the height of the epidemic.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

We walked past the waiting line of sick people, through the door, and into a large ward.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

For two decades, the only shield against respiratory syncytial virus, which fills pediatric wards each winter, was a drug called Synagis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

There is no "strong independent evidence" that a monitoring system used widely in mental health wards has improved patient safety, an inquiry has heard.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Trevlyn Bonaparte, a St. Lucia teacher, said hospital wards are sometimes staffed by two Cuban nurses for every 20 patients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

He also claimed he was told not to campaign in certain wards where activists did not want him because they did not agree with his views on "matters of conscience".

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

“Do not listen, little future person! Behaving like a wild animal is all very well for your father’s wolfish wards, but it will never do for the heir to this great estate!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Some actual Buffetts have warded off comparisons to Berkshire’s chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Their agreement to testify warded off potential contempt-of-Congress proceedings against them.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

They were also revered as talismans that warded off evil spirits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2025

The drug, called lolamicin, also warded off secondary infections with Clostridioides difficile, a common and dangerous hospital-associated bacterial infection, and was effective against more than 130 multidrug-resistant bacterial strains in cell culture.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024

The Prince warded off the attempted bites with ease, and the ape was heaving at the chest now, desperate for air.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

For Glapinski, warding off a combination of slow growth and rising inflation will require flexibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Praised for warding off pests, so-called bodega cats are also a cultural fixture for New Yorkers, some of whom are now pushing to enshrine legal rights for the little store helpers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

He stayed in his truck outside the affordable senior complex, trying to keep an eye on things: warding off looters, putting out ember flare-ups, responding to flooding when the building’s sprinklers finally burst back on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

Social media–savvy psychologists and life coaches have created a cottage industry of warding off and healing from narcissists.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025

I made a three-fingered claw over my heart and pushed outward—an ancient gesture Grover had once taught me for warding off evil.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan