escort
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Some quote higher rates if ships have a naval escort, for example, on the assumption it makes the vessel more of a target, said David Smith, head of marine at broker McGill & Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The lawsuit targets an interim press policy requiring all journalists to have an escort inside the Pentagon’s main building.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The royal procession travels from Buckingham Palace to the Sovereign's Entrance at Parliament, with a military escort.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Stocks opened a touch higher Thursday, but retreated toward the end of the session after The Wall Street Journal reported the U.S. was resuming an operation to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Without guards or army escort, despite the danger that might still lurk in Washington, Stanton and Welles rode in a carriage to Ford’s Theatre.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Vocabulary lists containing escort
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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