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boards

  • plural
    of board.
    board
    noun
    a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
  • present tense form
    of board (3rd person singular).
    board
    noun
    a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.

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"Behind these boards, there is neither power nor an enemy. Just a family and its work," read a message scrawled in black across the plywood protecting a Paris business.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Perhaps tellingly, both the stage and film rights had been purchased by Hollywood titan David Brown, of “Jaws” fame, even before the play made it to the boards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Some customers paddled by on rafts and boards, above what used to be the boardwalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Their lives soon become consumed by the quest to find the source, turning to proto-internet message boards and video hosting sites in their search.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

The wooden boards reminded Danny of the arrows on his arms, or of intersection signs that pointed in dozens of directions.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova