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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a proposal that is likely to meet with strong opposition from the local board of undertakers
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as in table
a leg-mounted piece of furniture with a broad flat top designed for the serving of food
in preparation for the governor's visit, the taverner arranged an array of fancy dishes and silverware on the inn's finest board
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as in to feed
to provide food or meals for
housed and boarded many foster children over the years
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
boarded the stray cat until a permanent home could be found
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Recent Examples of board
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Shawnee Mission School District read two policies on student use of devices and artificial intelligence at its board meeting Monday.
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Julianna Mejia,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The tickets included passes to board one of the charter buses Miami-Dade County is providing for FIFA.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2026
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That went too far for the ratings board and had to be trimmed down for the final theatrical cut.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Shawnee Mission School District read two policies on student use of devices and artificial intelligence at its board meeting Monday.
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Julianna Mejia,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
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He was arrested early Saturday at a Bangkok airport before boarding a flight bound for Perth, Australia, and charged with raping a minor.
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Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The tickets included passes to board one of the charter buses Miami-Dade County is providing for FIFA.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2026
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The organization warned that as search-and-rescue teams begin to scale back operations, humanitarian needs—particularly food, medical care and protection services—could intensify rather than diminish.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the world’s largest professional MMA organization.
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
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Guests also visited a memory table filled with photos of Love and her father together, along with some of his favorite things, including a football, weights and his scriptures.
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Head to Los Rios Rancho for seasonal pick-your-own experiences and have a slice of pie at Apple Annie’s—giant and domed like a mountain itself, Apple Annie’s signature pie could feed a dozen diners.
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The concept as drawn up would open up traffic passage and, in fact, feed into freer movement through an area soon to open an entertainment district and revitalized riverfront trail.
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The April 2025 incident at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey sent three teenagers to a hospital, months after a California oversight body ruled the facility was not a safe place for youths to be housed.
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The Loews Kansas City houses 1587 Prime, the steakhouse co-owned by football celebs Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
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The average American consumes about 20 pounds — almost 4 gallons — of ice cream each year, the association also reported.
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However, if future disappointment is to be avoided, something will need to change not just at the national level but also within Asian soccer’s governing association.
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This includes capabilities like just-in-time access, clear ownership models and the ability to rapidly provision and revoke permissions at the same speed these agents operate.
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Liberty in its highest form, for Elizabeth Freeman, was ensuring that her dearest ones would always be safe, well provisioned and well loved.
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Leaving doors open lets cool air flow from room to room the way it’s supposed to.
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That leaves room for all sorts of brainstorming, including Aitken’s curiosity about flanking the development with high-rise residential buildings, similar to the condominiums that have risen next to Petco Park in San Diego.
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The institute found that if current enrollment and completion rates continue, most California 9th graders will not earn a bachelor’s degree.
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More than 20 sites across Kyiv were hit, including residential apartment blocks, a hotel, a research institute and an ambulance station.
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“Board.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/board. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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