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watchman

[woch-muhn] / ˈwɒtʃ mən /


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Dick ordered Edward and Glenn Juenke, the night watchman, to begin evacuating Bug House and two other cabins by the river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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

They had also planted a watchman in the bank, Patrick Shevlin.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2023

Ms. Nechai was waiting at the launching point for boats as her husband paddled out to rescue a watchman who was stranded at the site.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

The men dove behind chairs as the Norwegian night watchman walked up.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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