Westwood

American  

[west-wood] / ˈwɛstˌwʊd /

noun

1. a city in E Massachusetts.

2. a town in NE New Jersey.

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Westwood British  

/ ˈwɛstˌwʊd /

noun

1. Dame Vivienne ( Isabel ). born 1941, British fashion designer: noted for her punk designs of the late 1970s

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Example Sentences

A man accused of fleecing L.A.’s homeless services bureaucracy for $23 million was arrested at his Westwood home early Friday morning as part of an ongoing multi-agency probe into the county’s multi-billion dollar efforts to tamp down encampments and bring more people in off the streets.

From Los Angeles Times

Alexander Soofer, 42, of Westwood was charged with wire fraud amid allegations he used his Hyde Park-based program Abundant Blessings to line the pockets of his $2,450 Hermes trotting jacket with millions in taxpayer dollars from Inside Safe and Measure H.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the indictment against him, Soofer charged L.A. agencies to feed and house more than 600 people, then funneled the cash into a $7-million home in Westwood, private school tuition, White Lotus-style vacations, a second home in Greece and pricey Hermes goodies.

From Los Angeles Times

It also points out that it still boasts the likes of Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson, Henrik Stenson, Ian Poulter, and Lee Westwood among its playing roster.

From BBC

Westwood Holdings Group raised $300 million to buy stakes in private-equity funds invested in oil and gas assets, seeking to capitalize on investor desire to cash out energy bets that have overstayed their welcome.

From The Wall Street Journal