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guard

[gahrd] / gɑrd /




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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

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

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

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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