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as in defense
means or method of defending
frequent hand washing is an oft-recommended ward against the spread of common germs
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as in custody
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
gained the ward of his cousin upon the death of her parents
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as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
vowed that he would take whatever measures were necessary to ward the nation's people
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Recent Examples of ward
Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
Few people could be seen on Wednesday in the usually overcrowded shanty towns where many immigrants live, the prefecture office said, while the island’s maternity ward, which usually sees one birth per hour, was operating at below normal levels.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
One elderly attendee held his hand up, as if to ward C.J. off.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 9 June 2024
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Arts District Houston, located in the city's First and Sixth wards, is filled with private studios, galleries, and public art spaces and murals—group tours can be arranged, or simply spend a day exploring with your camera.
—Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
Few people could be seen on Wednesday in the usually overcrowded shanty towns where many immigrants live, the prefecture office said, while the island’s maternity ward, which usually sees one birth per hour, was operating at below normal levels.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
Daeron was sent to ward at Oldtown, the seat of House Hightower, first under Lord Hobert Hightower (Steffan Rhodri) and then under his son, Ormund, after his death.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
One elderly attendee held his hand up, as if to ward C.J. off.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 9 June 2024
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Automatically, one arm went up in defense, which may have saved his life.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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In his first three seasons, Glenn’s defenses have ranked 31st, 28th and 23rd in points allowed.Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The suspect is not in custody and a detective from the department’s Gun Violence Unit will be assigned to the follow-up investigation, police said.Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article A driver was taken into custody after striking two state police cruisers during an escape attempt that led to a pursuit in Windham.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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It’s been such a struggle protecting the Patrick Mahomes blindside this season that the Chiefs recently asked guard Joe Thuney to move outside to tackle.Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Later, after the horrors of World War II, the laws of war were expanded to protect civilians.Hurst Hannum, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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For instance, if Trump stops all weapons shipments to Ukraine, then Putin would have no incentive to negotiate and will bet that his army can steamroll Ukrainian defensive positions as Kyiv is starved of ammunition.Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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The package includes air defense missiles, ammunition and F-16 fighter jet equipment.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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That's the issue, is that that care wasn't taken here.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Santos-Duvalier said the mother owed her $38,000 for items purchased for the women’ s care, according to court documents.Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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Bondi, 59, had helped lead the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank, and defended Trump during his first Senate impeachment trial in 2020.Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Leslie Josephs,Spencer Kimball,Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, legacy platforms such as X and Facebook have grown politically polarized, fractured, and out of touch with the users who used to defend them.Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
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New safeguards against artificial intelligence deepfakes.Kate Selig, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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For CIOs, this means pushing beyond performance metrics to include trust-building measures like model explainability, bias monitoring and data privacy safeguards.Shahar Chen, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kings guard Malik Monk described the mood in the locker room after the Kings won their third game in a row under interim coach Doug Christie.Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
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Mikal Bridges scored a team-high 24 points and guarded OKC’s Most Valuable Player of the Year candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with a game-high 33 points and seven assists.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Ward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ward. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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