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[wurd] / wɜrd /






NOUN
password
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While the first public notice was Friday, school district leaders received word on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

"I think we conflate the way we colloquially use the word 'addicted' – like, 'I'm addicted to this show, and I'm binge-watching it' – and clinical addiction," he told a press briefing in Sydney.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

They were, in a word, exceptionally schooled figure drawings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

There is a specific word for medical “side effects” in Bengali, but the A.I. translated it as “harmful side.”

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

How was it possible that I’d never hear him ask me for a seven-letter word for something ever again, or what genus a particular species of bird falls under?

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Once again, he was typically economical with his words.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In other words, investors are getting sick of projecting payoffs from investments in technology with uncertain, far-off returns — and they’re also tired of debating what that means in the here and now.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

In other words, the idea of aesthetic treatments isn’t so female-coded anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In other words, the military stuff that you’re seeing is a third-rate frontier AI technology being fully integrated into our Department of Defense.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Now that the seal has been broken, Maggie’s words start to tumble out.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Their strongly worded statement tells you everything you need to know about how upset they are.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

She responded with a sweetly worded request for $60.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Still, the way the ordinance is worded also prohibits teaching yoga for free, Pease pointed out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

The way the current agreement is worded, either side can walk away easily.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

From Merle Tuve at the Carnegie Institution came a sharply worded warning to his boyhood friend “Ernie” about his tendency to jump to unwarranted conclusions before all the facts were in.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The wording of these disclaimers was all over the map.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

The party's joint deputy leaders have been at odds over the subject, with Mothin Ali backing the move, and Rachel Millward describing the wording as "problematic".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Opponents say the proposition’s vague wording could result in vital services being excluded from the list of program expenses permitted in the 90% of revenues, prompting clinics to cut programs to avoid financial penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The wording of the request can make it sound less transactional if it is focused on the couple’s future together, Meier said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Fresh wording and concrete images force us to keep updating the virtual reality display in our minds.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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