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guarded

[gahr-did] / ˈgɑr dɪd /


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Hastings also believed that information about a company’s goals and performance should never be a closely guarded secret but rather should be shared widely with staff.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Those vessels may be guarded by a detachment of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Outside the election authority, a small group gathered as police guarded the building and investigators took statements.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

It sure looked like closely guarded national security information was being used to make a quick buck.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Pigeons could be made to look like roosters and peacocks, and dogs made short-haired, long-haired, pied, piebald, bowlegged, hairless, crop-tailed, vicious, mild-mannered, diffident, guarded, belligerent.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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