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escort

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




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In 2025, a female humpback whale was observed off the southern Gold Coast with an escort whale after apparently giving birth to a deceased calf.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

No small boat arrivals to the UK coast without an escort have been officially recorded since 6 September, 2025.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“I will escort you to the supermarket,” she insisted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

It has also had to reposition the USS George Washington vessel and its escort warships to the Persian Gulf from Japan—thus removing the Navy’s only aircraft carrier in the Pacific.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Kindly escort Mrs. Chiltington and her disruptive son out of the building. And whatever you do, don’t let that woman anywhere near the nine hundreds room!”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Maybe threatening to attack is enough of a deterrent, and maybe military escorts are effective, Mills said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

SoFi Stadium aced the physical infrastructure with working elevators, wheelchair escorts and accessible seating with clear sightlines on every level.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

On the benches below, Winterfell men mixed with smallfolk from the winter town, friends from the nearer holdfasts, and the escorts of their lordly guests.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Anyone found breaking the rules will be escorted out.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

On Sept. 16, Castillo said, Myanmar military police escorted him onto a plane chartered by the visiting Americans and the delegation left the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Generally speaking, however, tanker convoys, escorted by air and sea by the U.S. military, do the perilous transit through the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Lienhard, also a P.E. teacher, was escorted off campus on Aug. 13.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Mrs. Peck is escorted back to her seat.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

Marshals escorting a 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to her newly integrated school, is showcased on a wall of its own, despite not belonging to Lucas or the museum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Police began escorting residents and campers back to properties and campsites to collect personal belongings on Sunday.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

The U.S. seems to be escorting some tankers through the Strait, and Central Command’s Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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

I tried to act like I couldn’t see other kids and Evelyn’s brothers watching my father taking my arm and escorting me like he was Nat King Cole, but I could feel them all watching.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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