flanked
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Dressed in a white shirt and a dark coloured tie, he sat in the dock flanked by four security officers.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
A cafe sign stands over Garberville, Calif., which is flanked by the South Fork of the Eel River.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
It is now flanked by a similar-sized area they call "the fridge", which they temporarily closed as a way to build up fish stocks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Kiesewetter agreed, saying the proposed legislation should be flanked by binding rules governing the private sector activities of former senior civil servants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
It was flanked by three- and four-story apartment buildings, the first floors of which contained stores where you could buy anything.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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