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Woodward

[ wood-werd ]

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

/ ˈʊə /

noun

  1. WoodwardClive1956MBritishSPORT: rugby-union coach 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. WoodwardR(obert) B(urns)19171979MUSSCIENCE: chemist 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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It aims to show, says director Frank H. Woodward, Gurr’s curiosity and fearlessness; for instance, he was the first man down an unfinished Matterhorn track.

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Dodgers first base coach Chris Woodward returns to Globe Life Field this weekend for the first time since being fired as manager of the Rangers — a year before they won the World Series.

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Such conflicting emotions mirror the way Woodward reflects on his Rangers tenure at large — a four-season stint with what was then a rebuilding ball club that taught Woodward much, but ended on a sour note.

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Many performers and crew start their careers in theatres before going on to work in TV and film, arts education consultant and theatre blogger Carl Woodward said.

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As Bernstein and Woodward continued their investigation, threats and pressure from the Nixon White House increased.

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