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escort

[es-kawrt, ih-skawrt] / ˈɛs kɔrt, ɪˈskɔrt /




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MIAMI—My escort ducked his head into the empty TSA checkpoint 2 miles outside Miami International Airport and whispered, “We have a member arriving.‘

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

In the dead of night on Friday, a large yellow truck led by a police escort made its way through the empty streets of London.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

At the hospital, Jack learns that the man behind the wheel was Governor George McRyan, a presidential hopeful polling extremely well in the primaries, who left a campaign event with Sally as his escort.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

The artwork will reportedly occupy a train of its own, emptied of everyone except conservators and guards, and a police escort will be provided on both sides of the Channel.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

“It’s not much to look at,” my escort acknowledged, as if reading my mind.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

When she’s youthful, Sophie catches the eye of a handsome, richly dressed stranger who gallantly escorts her away from two men harassing her on the street.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

And then “San Marcos el Fin” gently escorts the listener out of this particular room.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

Many of the ships have sailed with escorts from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

That refers to a “first group” of tankers or ship operators willing to cross the strait, likely with naval coordination and escorts.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

After the meeting, Agent Magnus escorts me to an elevator named Whispers, which surprisingly shouts out the name of every floor we pass.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Parents confirmed that multiple coaches were escorted off campus Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Others were rounded up by Spanish forces and escorted to the border.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

On Wednesday night, Lai was put through his paces when he was escorted in an armoured vehicle convoy from the Presidential Office to a secure command centre in a simulated evacuation.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The truck was then escorted to a special site where the search began to find the "small piece of paper hidden in a mountain of waste".

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

A deputy sheriff escorted the parents of Ronda Morrison to the front of the court just before the hearing began.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

But a Cal Fire firefighter stepped in on Tuesday, escorting a staff member to the property so she could release the critically endangered birds back into the wild.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Nagraj, 46, managed the paid caregivers working at his in-laws’ house while coordinating doctors’ appointments for his father-in-law, and escorting him to them.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Local villagers whom he regularly employs to assist him in escorting groups up Dukono also did not tell him anything about the prohibition, he added.

From BBC May 11, 2026

Navy began escorting commercial ships through the strait.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

The schoolchildren climbed out and walked home in the snowstorm with Johnny Katayama, the bus driver, escorting them from behind.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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