guard
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Both Ayton and Marcus Smart came to the Lakers last summer, giving them a much-needed center and a defensive-minded guard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
But polling showed voters were adamant: at 78, Mills literally represented the old guard and the party base wants to move on.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Jonathan Romain, the former rabbi of Maidenhead synagogue in Berkshire, now regularly spends his Shabbat mornings standing outside it on guard duty.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Just one minute later, Portland guard Jrue Holiday thought he was in the clear, with Wembanyama stationed far from the rim.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
With shaking hands, I passed the guard the transfer papers.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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