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mazard

noun

ˈma-zərd

variants or mazzard

Definition of mazard

chiefly dialect

as in head

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth Granny threatened to whop me on the mazard if I didn't start minding my manners

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Mayflies hovering around our heads were bound to attract bats, and bats creep me out.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Sunderland were, according to Transfermarkt, the division’s lowest spenders at £66million, but that lower turnover helped preserve the tactical identity implemented by head coach Regis Le Bris last season.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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Anna Johnson’s 2015 Betulina Brooch, meanwhile, combines an egret skull with rainbow moonstones, raw diamonds, mica, shelf mushrooms, and silver.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
In California in 2024, when Dalilah was 5 years old, she was hit by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer and suffered several critical injuries, including a broken femur and skull fractures.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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Signs point towards the heat dome holding fairly steady across the Plains through the next two weeks before temperatures trend back towards average.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Many of the 76 rooms and suites include private terraces overlooking Gran Via with the upper floor rooms facing the ornate gold dome of the Metropolis, one of Madrid’s most famous buildings.

— Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026

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Today’s recipe One key to the success of Daniele Uditi’s pasta e fagioli is the beans — pale yellow Peruanos from Mexico by way of Peru instead of the more traditional Italian cannellini beans.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Nonprofits sell food like ham and beans, hot chocolate, and bread-bowl soup.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 2 Sep. 2026

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There’s yet another nail salon across the street, with three more within a block or so.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
Glendale police received multiple calls about a suspicious male adult, with officers first responding to a retail store in the 1500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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