guard
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Through the company, Rodriguez began working at least twice a month as a security guard for a wealthy L.A.-based woman who had an ongoing dispute with her husband.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Even when there is an accident or mechanical fault, the water guard quickly informs the control room and a rescue boat is deployed in record time," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But conflicts with the more traditional guard plagued his tenure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
By the time you summit, your legs are spent, your guard is down and the distance beneath your feet is at its greatest.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
The guard looked down at the letter the man was holding out.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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He said he also provided a group of former veterans to be security guards for some of the bank’s branches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The strike led to significant protests outside the Newark, New Jersey, detention center, and high-profile clashes between protesters and the guards there as well as a frenzy of attention from the national press.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The pros included a vast support network of friends and neighbors, 24/7 security guards stationed at the entrance gate, and scenic lakes, swimming pools and tennis courts throughout her development.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
The Lakers were eliminated by Oklahoma City, who relied on standout performances from young guards Jared McCain and Ajay Mitchell to overcome a quiet series from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and an injury to Jalen Williams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
The guards at the entry gate kept the workers waiting.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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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
But its prognosis for victory would seem guarded at best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Details of the wedding had been a closely guarded secret, with guests assumed to be under instructions not to give away details or photos.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Meanwhile Myanmar's loosely governed borderlands have become a hotbed for online scam centres often operating out of fortified compounds guarded by militants.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Baba had planted the grove when Neel was a baby, and he guarded the family trees fiercely from woodcutters.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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When she got home four hours later, the house was cordoned off with police tape, with officers guarding the door.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The findings, published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, reveal that parental guarding behavior has appeared, disappeared, and evolved again multiple times over the group's evolutionary history.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
A 52-year-old soup and the family guarding it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
However, the Apogee deal is a logical way for the company to bolster its portfolio, guarding its reputation as a leader in immunology and doubling down on what has historically driven its success.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
There are no jacuzzi bathtubs with massage jets or stone gargoyles guarding the front door.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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