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Were appears in the word werewolf. What was the original meaning of this instance of were?

were

[wur, wer, wair] / wɜr, wər, wɛər /




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Riders were offered three-hour excursions stating at roughly $150 or night rides starting at $300 via the standard Uber app.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Her parents, brother, and daughters were also buried in different parts of the same cemetery in Jämtland.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Attempts to book rides in September were unsuccessful, with pop-up notifications telling riders that all drivers were busy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Researchers found that certain chemotherapy drugs were more effective against cat mammary tumors carrying the mutated FBXW7 gene.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

As issues mounted, patients began to escape—mostly through holes in the barbed-wire fence—and the nuns were forced to report them to authorities.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly



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