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guard

[gahrd] / gɑrd /




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Rookie Jake Slaughter moves to that critical spot, and although the second-round pick played that position in college, the Chargers were hoping to start him at guard.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Community police officers and “autodefensas” stand guard at the main barricade of San Ángel Zurumucapio, monitoring people leaving or entering the community.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Information about clinical trials can be commercially competitive, so companies guard it closely.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

A dinosaur statue stands guard outside a temple, a hint at the ancient giants buried deep in the earth below making up northeastern Thailand's "dinosaur rush".

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

From the crest of the hill we saw it, like a vast scar on the green German landscape; a city of low gray barracks surrounded by concrete walls on which guard towers rose at intervals.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

They were flanked by seven security guards and other staff and two Slovak interpreters.

From BBC Sep. 3, 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

During the visit, guards saw Randall try to pass a blue balloon to her son, a deputy probation officer wrote in the report.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

With China at the forefront, coast guards are evolving into tools for projecting power in the Western Pacific, marking territory and deterring rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

He was trying to contact the guards using an intercom when the tsunami flooded in.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

From the street, it looks like a two-story fortress under construction, guarded by a crash-damaged chain link fence and a row of yellow-orange Caltrans barricades.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 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

Itauma is more like Joshua - guarded and keeping the media at arm's length.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Ahead of the meeting, Zelensky revealed the extent of the deficit, releasing usually closely guarded numbers.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Even the bosslings wouldn’t stand a chance against the giant floating towers that guarded the foothills.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

After repeatedly warning of the rivers’ endangerment, however, Mr. Winder concludes with only the briefest summary of the projects currently aimed at guarding against the dire outcomes he foresees.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 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

Specialist police officers have been seen guarding the building.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

There were only a few sailors guarding the cargo, and they quickly decided that tangoing with a pack of angry colonists with hatchets was a bad idea and got out of the way.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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