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convoy

[kon-voi, kuhn-voi, kon-voi] / ˈkɒn vɔɪ, kənˈvɔɪ, ˈkɒn vɔɪ /
NOUN
guard, escort
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Dozens of officers involved were briefed at a nearby police station before joining a convoy to Daniel's home.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

"Every weapon carried, every tunnel still worked on, and every convoy still obstructed sets the process back and hands an argument to those who want to resume war," he added.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

“A coordination gap resulted in the media convoy proceeding before the credentialing process was fully completed,” a Space Launch Delta 30 spokesperson said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Relatives of Thompson were in court for the hearing and a man shouted "America loves Luigi" at them as they left in a convoy of black SUVs.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Rasseem, Smithy, Mara, and the rest of the convoy marched behind us with all the pack animals.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Maine’s camp culture combines rustic canoe trips and campfires with a polished social ecosystem that brings convoys of black SUVs to the state every summer.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Last week's protests grew from slow-moving convoys on motorways and restricted access to Dublin's busiest streets, to a part blockade of Ireland's only oil refinery and restricted access to at least two other fuel depots.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

RTÉ said about 500 forecourts had run out of petrol and diesel due to the protests, involving slow-moving convoys made up of vehicles including tractors.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

A World War Two veteran who served in the Arctic convoys and played a role in D-Day has died aged 100.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

All Alex told his sisters was that the city was under a quarantine and once that ended, the convoys would be running again.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were conveyed and convoyed.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2023

We convoyed over in shifts, along with other companies from their individual base camps around Mosul.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2018

We were 142 people that convoyed together, at minimum one mission a day/night.

From Newsweek Mar. 1, 2015

Attending class next day, Sophomores Holmes and Hunter got a friendly welcome from every teacher, were convoyed by solicitous students and officials.

From Time Magazine Archive

On November 17, 1926, when White was still settling into the new job, two new inmates were convoyed up the prison’s horseshoe driveway by U.S. marshals.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

“If something didn’t send an alarm signal that we needed to have serious assets or protection and convoying of our vessels in that area then I want to know why not.”

From The Guardian Jul. 21, 2019

By the time I reached San Clemente, there were four of us convoying at about 20 mph on the 5 to Oceanside.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2018

Dr Labrosse said the main application would be for convoying, where a series of automated vehicles are led by a human driver or a smarter robot at the front.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2015

Malta, bombed and isolated, faced starvation, and between January and August 1942 British warships convoying merchantmen made six attempts to go to her succor, punched through four battered convoys.

From Time Magazine Archive

The troop, which had escorted the wounded men, was still in the village, and at any moment a detachment, convoying the other fugitives to L----, might pass through Wilicza.

From Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner




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