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Woodward

American  
[wood-werd] / ˈwʊd wərd /

noun

  1. C(omer) Vann, 1908–99, U.S. historian.

  2. Robert Burns, 1917–79, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1965.

  3. a town in northwestern Oklahoma.


Woodward British  
/ ˈwʊdwəd /

noun

  1. Sir Clive . born 1956, English Rugby Union player and subsequently (1997–2004) coach of the England team that won the Rugby World Cup in 2003.

  2. R ( obert ) B ( urns ). 1917–79, US chemist. For his work on the synthesis of quinine, strychnine, cholesterol, and other organic compounds he won the Nobel prize for chemistry 1965

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Reyes said she wanted to know who made the final decision, but Woodward said the discussions in that meeting were privileged material that the court can’t force Wischer to reveal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Like Mindgard founder Garraghan, Prof Woodward believes there should be a greater focus on identifying and prosecuting humans who misuse AI.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“The return of credibility and end of ‘oversharing’ are long-term bullish for market resilience, but require higher bond risk premium,” say strategists led by Jared Woodward.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Melius analyst Scott Mikus also cut ratings on four other aerospace stocks, Honeywell Aerospace , TransDigm, Heico, Woodward.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Charlotte Woodward, a nineteen-year-old farmer’s daughter, wanted to work as a typesetter in a print shop.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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