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- noun Plural form of
ard .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
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Examples
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Yonder's Mr. Ed'ards's oats ter be cut nex 'week, an' on 'tother side de fence Unc 'Jim's gyarden burnin' up.
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Then he got up the slope about a dozen yards, an 'begun to go back'ards' till he come to Dame Smith's wall, and that turn'd 'n, and he begun to go back'ards again down the gully.
Change in the Village George Sturt 1895
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"This was the way on 't: I stepped over to Ed'ards's jest to talk over matters and things.
The Calico Cat Charles Miner Thompson 1902
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"Well," he said, "I kind o 'thought I'd step over to Ed'ards's.
The Calico Cat Charles Miner Thompson 1902
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Tired of watching teenagers get kicked out of school, land in his courtroom and then drop out, Mr. Edw ards created his own school to nurture students back to academic, emotional and mental health.
Chess, as a Survival Skill Stephanie Banchero 2010
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The Basel committee said in September that it "will continue to review the implications of these stand ards for financial markets, credit extension and economic growth, addressing unintended consequences as necessary."
Banks Could Struggle With New Rules Bob Davis 2010
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Fume spewing, noisy, landscape destroying bast-ards who never gave a thought to how you were tearing up our pristine deserts and forest with your infernal toys.
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September 16th, 2009 'It' horde Neil Patrick Harris takes upon a EmmysLOS ANGELES If only one aw! ards unc over horde during a time holds a "it" title, then a stream heavenly is Neil Patrick Harris.
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September 16th, 2009 'It' horde Neil Patrick Harris takes upon a EmmysLOS ANGELES If only one aw! ards unc over horde during a time holds a "it" title, then a stream heavenly is Neil Patrick Harris.
International Emmys to honor British TV veteran David Frost ... admin 2009
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The Great Lakes region had the most contaminated beach water last year for the fifth year in a row, with 13% of water samples violating public-health stand ards.
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Past experience has found that in ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS — a condition that many seriously ill Covid-19 patients develop — proning for many consecutive hours a day improves the medical outcome that matters most: survival.
Low-Tech Way to Help Some Covid Patients: Flip Them Over By 2020
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