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  • present tense form of guard (3rd person singular).
  • plural of guard.
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guards





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“In one incident guards tried to remove a strike leader soon after the strike began,” Carver wrote.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

But its border guards must have seen the crowds building.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

In two separate incidents, it alerted guards to men standing on rooftops who were able to be talked down, chief product officer Yuka Suzuki said.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Prison guards refer to it as a “call to Putin,” or in earlier times a “call to Lenin,” the U.N. has noted.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

I avoided the eyes of the guards along the route, guilty as a well-trained dog discovered on the living room sofa.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom



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