Seward
Americannoun
noun
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Seward is also on the steering group of Fund Britain's Waterways, which wants a parliamentary debate on the future of the network.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The abolitionist’s action weakened Republican candidates such as New York’s Sen. William Seward, who came to be seen as an antislavery radical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Halstead was disappointed: “The fact of the convention was the defeat of Seward rather than the nomination of Lincoln. It was the triumph of a presumption of availability over pre-eminence in intellect and unrivaled fame.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
He won’t forget the courage displayed by Seward and others who stood by him in a time of uncertainty.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
The false information that Seward had been killed would continue to be spread through word of mouth.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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