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[gahrd] / gɑrd /




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“In real life I believe that wealth does in fact isolate you from other people. … You have your guard up much more so than you would if you didn’t have wealth.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Yet the Fed also has to be on guard against higher energy prices shaping how consumers and businesses view inflation in the long run.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Chinese state media released videos at midday Monday showing Xi’s plane arriving in Pyongyang, where Kim and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, greeted him alongside an honor guard and two children with flowers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

If Broadway is changing faster than the old guard can keep pace, the same is true for the culture in general.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But all that day no guard or any official person appeared inside the barracks.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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