flanked
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For decades, at the chairman’s direction, before each meeting, staff sent policymakers three options for the workhorse policy statement: the chairman’s preferred proposal, flanked by a more dovish and a more hawkish alternative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Savannah Guthrie, flanked by her fellow “Today” anchors at the desk, said she does not have comment on the new information and that she is not involved in the network’s coverage of her mother’s abduction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The author’s there, the affable Fernando González Viñas, flanked by a matador and his entourage.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
The Conservative leader, who was flanked on stage by Lumsden and Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay, thanked voters for putting their trust in the party.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Sure enough, Hideo is there, flanked by a bevy of bodyguards.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
