watchman
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At the time of the record destruction, which was revealed by a night watchman who saw it happening and saved some documents, UBS was under scrutiny for its wartime activities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 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
Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watchman who thought Martin looked suspicious, was acquitted.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
They went aboard the Astrea, and found her deserted of all but a watchman.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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
Villagers should avoid letting children roam unsupervised in areas where wolves might be hiding and appoint night watchmen to patrol the streets.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
Because Burtis’s father-in-law was active with the city’s local constabulary and watchmen patrol, he joined too.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2022
As Werfel emerged from the sphere, feeling dizzy and a little sick to his stomach, the Foreign Secretary was already talking to the watchmen at the gate.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
