flanked

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Trump was flanked by cabinet members, American diplomats and a delegation of U.S. chief executives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

An AFP correspondent saw Ben Gvir, flanked by bodyguards, marching with the crowds and posing for photos.

From Barron's • May 14, 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

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

He’s flanked by what seems to be his own security detail.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed