watchman
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His father served as a watchman at St. James’s Church, and the family lived in a cramped apartment some 200 steps up inside the tower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
He claimed the duo pushed past the night watchman, collected the artwork and drove to a block of flats in the Isle of Dogs where Mr Love unloaded the Banksy.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
A night watchman alone would not make or break a new development, but this is one of many such provisions, often motivated by fire safety, that stack up in the code every three years.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2025
Last month, Richard Abath, the night watchman who mistakenly allowed in the thieves, died at 57.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
Yet even those ... a watchman was not truly a soldier, Lord lywin fjimitw had been fond of saying.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Employers say full-time unionized watchmen, on average, earn more than $170,000 a year, plus benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
It was those watchmen who came to the boathouse to report that they’d spotted a man in a waterproof jacket drag the Zodiac up the embankment.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
For much of the next 12 years, soldiers and local watchmen patrolled the streets to ensure that shops remained open and penalize anyone they saw engaging in the usual festive excess.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
Some people had their own fire buckets - and those who could afford it paid insurance companies with watchmen to raise the alarm and crews to put out the fires.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
The watchmen cried aloud, and all men in the City stood to arms.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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