escort
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Patel also directed Wilkins’ security detail to escort one of her allegedly drunk friends home after a night out in Nashville, MS Now reported in December 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
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
Navy may have only another six months of blockade left in it before maintenance and equipment shortfalls force compromises in how we surveil, block and escort ships in the Persian Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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
She’d escort us to the baggage claim after she and the other stewardess did the final tidying up.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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Navy escorts about 18 million barrels a day made their way out through Hormuz recently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Dry bulk ships might also start using it, especially if they can operate with icebreaker escorts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 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
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
LaToya escorts me through a series of metal doors and finally leads me to an empty room that’s cold, dull, and gray with white plastic tables and chairs.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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Most of the vessels the U.S. has escorted through the strait thus far have been what are known as VLCCs, or Very Large Crude Carriers, that can transport about 2 million barrels of crude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The fan eventually was escorted out of the seating area but was allowed to return to his seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 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
Athlete videos were played inside the stadium before events and winners held centre-court style interviews before being escorted to a champions' enclosure, where they joined Bolt and master of ceremonies Noah Lyles.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The driver snapped the reins and the modest parade, escorted by a small group of bareheaded officers on foot, took Abraham Lincoln to the White House.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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He said the eight sailors included "the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
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
She added that since the trial began, prison officers have changed the way of escorting her.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 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
Besides, if I can’t handle the idea of walking down a hallway with him, how will I cope with him escorting me in front of the entire town?
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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