guards

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In this case, however, you do not need to make a grand declaration with Pinkerton guards standing by.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

He notes that security guards will often shoo you off if you use a tripod without advance approval, so it’s best to bring a handheld camera instead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Doundoulakis’s nerve-wracking encounter with Nazi guards ends with something I pictured the young Clint Eastwood being made to say: “An older man might have thought, I’m lucky. Helias thought, I’m good.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Border guards warned crossings were increasing, with many attempting to slip across a nearby river under cover of darkness.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

I needed to get to Opal in the castle, but in my way there were guards and spears and arrows and a stone wall and possibly more of that beyond the wall.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff