Seward

[ soo-erd ]

/ ˈsu ərd /

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noun

William Henry, 1801–72, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1861–69.

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sewage, sewage farm, sewage gas, Sewall, sewan, Seward, Seward Peninsula, Seward's Folly, Seward, William H., Sewell, sewellel

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How to use Seward in a sentence

When a media company hires in one specific market, its staff will only look like that one market, Seward said.
Why publishers say opening up remote hiring has grown and greatly improved the applicant pool|Sara Guaglione|September 13, 2021|Digiday
Seward and O’Keefe cited the tight labor market and competitive media industry as reasons for casting a wider net to find talent.
Why publishers say opening up remote hiring has grown and greatly improved the applicant pool|Sara Guaglione|September 13, 2021|Digiday
Seward believes the pushback from employees is “coinciding with a wave of employee activism.”
Employees praised for pandemic productivity question new pressures to return to the office|Sara Guaglione|August 17, 2021|Digiday
“The way I think about it is we want each employee to be as best equipped to do their work as possible,” Seward said.
Media Briefing: Following Google’s cookie-killing extension, publishers focus on confronting Apple’s Safari problem|Tim Peterson|August 12, 2021|Digiday

“The thing that excites me most is the opportunity to be a start-up again,” the Seward said.
‘A start-up again’: New Quartz owner Zach Seward’s plan for longevity includes revenue innovation and reader support|Kayleigh Barber|November 20, 2020|Digiday
Plus, he crafted the Lyons-Seward Treaty, joining the U.S and Great Britain in suppressing the international slave trade.
P.J. O’Rourke: Orwell Was Right|P. J. O’Rourke|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He struggled with his brilliant but irascible secretary of state, William Seward, to control the direction of foreign policy.
The Best Books on President Lincoln|Allen Barra|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nevertheless, when Gurowski publicly aired his grievances, Lincoln and Seward had no choice but to cashier him.
President Lincoln’s Twitter Mole|Kevin Peraino|October 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Zachary Seward reports that they are lowering the alcohol content very slightly, by about 3%.
Maker's Mark Isn't What it Used to Be|Megan McArdle|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Seward Johnson is a 204-foot research vessel that set out from American Samoa to Howland Island to look for the plane.
Is Amelia Earhart Mystery Solved? Why the Aviator Lifts Our Hearts|Susan Butler|June 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hogarth comes from "hoggart," a hog-herd; Calvert from "calf-herd;" and Seward from "sow-herd."
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
I told you of him, Dr. John Seward, the lunatic-asylum man, with the strong jaw and the good forehead.
Dracula|Bram Stoker
Mr. Seward astonished me very much one day by a remark showing his detachment from the great world of European thought and power.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
Mr. Seward was no exception to this common frailty among mankind.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
From promptings of humanity Secretary Seward tried hard to save the Imperial prisoner, but without success.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete|General Philip Henry Sheridan

British Dictionary definitions for Seward

Seward

/ (ˈsjuːəd) /

noun

William Henry. 1801–72, US statesman; secretary of state (1861–69). He was a leading opponent of slavery and was responsible for the purchase of Alaska (1867)

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