guard
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Inexorably, Mr. McCarthy drives toward the view that what ails American men is the macho belief that men should always have their guard up, never complaining or revealing what’s going on inside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
This was a cultural, as well as generational, changing of the guard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The guard, from northern Evros, says his superior mentioned that this system was already being employed in the region's south.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Here’s one way to guard against a loss of purchasing power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
She looked at the shawl, then motioned to the guard.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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