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[wawrd] / wɔrd /




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Yes, the same ward where Ken Kesey wrote “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"That's quite upsetting for me to hear. The last phone call I made to a ward manager, she might as well have just said that to me," she said, referring to the FOH initials.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Back surgery and a heart valve replacement in the past few years have turned her condominium outside Boston into a recovery ward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

They now plan to monitor patients' heart rates, respiratory rates and pain levels, to see if the outdoor rooftop ward helps them recover more quickly.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

An increase in plankton in the water drawn from the boreholes around the ship—a sure sign of approaching spring—didn’t ward off the suspense that all the men now felt.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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