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guard

[gahrd] / gɑrd /




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The country's coast guard says more bodies remain on the boat, which they were unable to board until Friday due to toxic fumes and lingering heat.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

"Everything happened in seconds," coast guard spokeswoman Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said in a radio interview Friday.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

The Indiana Fever guard and Atlanta Dream forward have been household names since their iconic college matchups.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

But many cases come down to small oversights — and the people caught off guard are often the ones who thought they had it taken care of.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

At last we were summoned to an inner office where our forms were examined, stamped, and handed over to a guard.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

It could also be training guards to spot suspicious people who may be casing a museum and ask them if they need help, which may deter them from returning.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Inside, they were warned that security guards equipped with night-vision goggles would be watching for anyone who managed to keep a phone accessible.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

By that measure, the job market looks much better, historically speaking, for blue-collar workers, including those in construction and on manufacturing lines, and manual-service workers—think security guards, nurses and many restaurant and retail employees.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Outside the hospital, an AFP reporter saw a woman in tears and a man clear glass from two broken windows, as security guards stood at the entrance to the leading medical facility.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Three months later, on his thirty-first birthday, Francis Gary Powers was led by guards onto—appropriately enough—the stage of a massive theater.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Social media giants usually keep the coding behind these algorithms -- the so-called "secret sauce" that drives traffic to their platforms -- closely guarded.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

He tends to speak methodically and carefully — in a way that could seem guarded, but more aptly reflects a chronometric yearning for accuracy.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

These two countries are longtime military and strategic allies, with deeply enmeshed economies and several thousand miles of minimally guarded border.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

In recent years it has censored its statements, avoided calls for protest and zealously guarded its marginal influence.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Baba had planted the grove when Neel was a baby, and he guarded the family trees fiercely from woodcutters.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

What Telluride had been guarding so carefully was “You Can See Everything,” a nearly three-hour documentary about convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, co-directed by Fielder and documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

A two-hour drive west of Havana, in rural Consolacion del Sur, the picture is much the same for farmer Fidel Maqueira, who spends his nights guarding his oxen against theft.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Much of the overtime money the department spent went instead toward preparing for unrest, monitoring protests and vigils, guarding hotels housing federal agents, and managing the public response to federal violence.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The analysis showed that parental guarding behavior has not followed a simple evolutionary path.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

He isn’t a happy man, sitting in a small sweltering box, guarding an empty condominium.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender




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