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In such a setting, and perhaps especially in the entertainment industry, it could be tempting to feel like you were on a family vacation and let your guard down accordingly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“Everybody on the field can kind of feel this aura sitting on whatever side of the field he’s on,” offensive guard Kevin Dotson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Mr. Jiang asked a security guard for $100.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

There was even a guard of honour with team-mates bedecked in kilts.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The security guard from earlier didn’t seem to be around.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

No police or other authorities were visible at the site, but private security guards blocked access to one warehouse, thought to house other young migrants.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The visibly frail politician was objecting to state lawyers being appointed to represent him when he fell, prompting prison guards to rush him to hospital.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Security at the bankrupt development was lax but oversight has since been improved, Petty said, with round-the-clock security guards, cameras, laser devices and tall metal walls topped with razor wire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The findings provide early evidence that communication between neural circuits helps determine whether a worker bee nurses the queen, builds or guards the hive, or searches for food.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

I was glad of the hard physical work that drove some of the damp from my bones and for the occasional bite of raw potato when guards were not watching.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The recipe -- enhanced by artificial colours -- is jealously guarded.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Joshua has often presented as a guarded figure during fight weeks, frequently sitting through media duties and offering little.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

A businessman and longtime associate of the Russian leader, Arkady Rotenberg, said he was the owner of the closely guarded property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

It arose either directly from species with no parental care or from species in which females already guarded the eggs.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

Outside the bookstore, a statue of a gnome-like clown guarded the bargain books with a wide smirk.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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

The analysis showed that parental guarding behavior has not followed a simple evolutionary path.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

After graduating from law school, Kaweenuntawong was expected to take over the restaurant as the family’s only son—inheriting not just the business, but also the responsibility of guarding the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

There are no jacuzzi bathtubs with massage jets or stone gargoyles guarding the front door.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller