guard
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Musk was for years outspoken about the threat he believed AI posed to humanity, and in 2015 helped create OpenAI to guard against it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Years of tight inventory have put buyers on guard.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Revisiting the film for the first time in six years this week, I was caught off guard.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The veteran guard was quick to mention new wings Matisse Thybulle and Ziaire Williams along with second-year forward Adou Thiero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The guard opened the paned glass door for us and tipped his cap at Anna May.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Saavedra said he typically staffed at least two security guards to accompany Iza 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
“This team is their team,” Redick said of the star guards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
But on two occasions when guards summoned Kao over the intercom, he refused to enter the visitation room.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Among them are security guards, technicians who look after customers’ cable setups, supply-chain officers who source materials and engineers who monitor for problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Eventually, the guards allowed them to pass through.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
When it comes to films and TV series, spoilers tend to be guarded against with warnings.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
TBD’s work is closely guarded, the area where they sit required special badge access for entry and the names of its members, which now number roughly 200, aren’t visible on the company’s internal organizational chart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Three years later, he receives a letter from the driver, a white woman with a closely guarded secret.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Vague answers like “It was great” can sometimes feel guarded.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Here was someone she might be able to have fun with, but Ophelia also saw a sensitive, guarded side to Farmer.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Armed officers could be seen guarding the entrance to the base.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Howard Buffett's main duty as chairman will be guarding the firm's "culture and values."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
What Telluride had been guarding so carefully was “You Can See Everything,” a nearly three-hour documentary about convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, co-directed by Fielder and documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
With enemy forces advancing, the Joint Chiefs requested permission to broaden the mission from merely guarding the base to engaging in what was described as “limited offensive operations.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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