Seward
Americannoun
noun
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Campaigner George Seward said he was getting up at 05:00 BST and cruising until dark to get his narrowboat through the Atherstone flight of locks, after a sudden closure was announced.
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
Dylan Seward had two hits and two RBIs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Powell’s second problem was that he would have to track down Secretary Seward himself—not just deliver the package to a servant or nurse.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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