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
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
Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watchman who thought Martin looked suspicious, was acquitted.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
Back in the hotel, the night watchman was sitting on a bench inside the door.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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
We had well-trained dogs and watchmen patrolling our property, which had seven-foot walls that were topped with spiked glass shards.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2019
Watching the watchmen: Aaron Mak covers the allegations that Facebook failed to properly monitor and oversee how some hardware manufacturers handled the personal data from hundreds of millions of users.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2018
The watchmen cried aloud, and all men in the City stood to arms.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
