escort
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The strategists said it’s unclear that the U.S. administration will want to maintain a permanent Middle East naval escort service that’s been helping more oil get out — “a critical unknown at this juncture.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Police escort a worker out of Have a Nice Stay bookstore, whose t-shirt reads 'I am a bookshop employee'
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Each carrier has about 5,000 crew members; the escort ships carry a combined total of another 1,000.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Madrid deployed police and military forces to round up most of the migrants and escort them back to the border with Morocco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
We were all led away, still protesting, by an escort of soldiers.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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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
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
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
Constance was indignant, but there was no time for a full-blown argument to develop, for just then the children’s escorts arrived.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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The three activists arrived at court smiling and waving to supporters before being escorted into the docks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Lienhard, also a P.E. teacher, was escorted off campus on Aug. 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The research vessel was escorted by a Chinese coast guard ship and a fishing boat that is part of China's maritime militia, Wang said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
It said soldiers eventually stopped Sukkot and escorted his group out of Madama after reporting the incident to their commanders.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
They escorted him through another small room and finally to the threshold of another doorway, where the procession halted.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
But Iran also wants to make clear that it is in charge, and opposes the United States unilaterally escorting ships, said Negar Mortazavi, a senior fellow at the left-leaning Center for International Policy.
From Barron's ● 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
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
The plane they were escorting, a transport aircraft with good navigation equipment, landed safely; but the three Yaks ended up crash-landing in the snow.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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