flanked

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Dressed in a navy blue suit and flanked by stone-faced Secret Service agents, Harris casually approached a cluster of reporters, one of whom asked enthusiastically, “Madam Vice President, what’d you get?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

President Donald Trump — flanked by a group of top U.S. business executives — touched down in China on Wednesday for high-profile talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing this week.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Rubio entered the Vatican through the Arch of the Bells, a privilege reserved for senior dignitaries, flanked by the colorfully clad Swiss Guards, who have been providing security to popes since 1506.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The picture, which has also been digitally colourised, shows Bowie, who had already secured a top-five hit with Space Oddity, in his stage outfit flanked by seven of the sixth formers in the student union.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Shouting it out to the backs of black boys already disappearing into the bushes that flanked the railroad tracks, C.P. felt a tingle coursing through his body.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson