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warden

[wawr-dn] / ˈwɔr dn /


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McCaslin said she wanted to reach a workable solution with the warden, saying, “I want him to have his discovery. He’s entitled to it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Officials at the Federal Reserve watch long-run inflation expectations closely, because higher expected inflation could be a sign the central bank is losing credibility as a warden of stable prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Retired lorry driver Stephen Doughty, flew into parking rage when he feared he would get a ticket from the lone warden in a market town.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

One person who has witnessed NWT's growth first hand is assistant warden Bernard Bishop, who is following in his great-grandfather and father's footsteps.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

“Piper, Moose, Jimmy and Annie,” he barks, “the warden wants to see you in his library.”

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

"Our wardens have gone from supporting firefighters with the wildfires and, the first rainy weekend, they're off finding abandoned wild camps. They have had quite the summer," said Lally.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Samuel Adams and John Hancock were both fire wardens.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

They were previously assistant wardens on Ynys Enlli, also known as Bardsey Island, which involved spending several months of the year there, but "never imagined" stepping up to live there year-round.

From BBC May 21, 2026

He recalled a drab maze of run-down buildings inside a vast wooded compound whose tedious daily rhythms moved to the whims of wardens that rewarded the cooperative and punished the defiant.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

Great power and majesty they still wore, the silent wardens of a long-vanished kingdom.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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