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escort

[es-kawrt, ih-skawrt] / ˈɛs kɔrt, ɪˈskɔrt /




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American, Delta and United will treat you like royalty at the airport with a personal escort, lounge access and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Showing up at a private club in flip-flops with a gaggle of children and pool noodles in tow would have once earned you a swift escort off the property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mountain escort Wang Zhoutao guides a client up the steep steps of Mount Huangshan.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

She picked the Santa Monica apartment, Wright said, because it offered 24-hour on-site security personnel, video surveillance and an escort to and from the parking garage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Eisman didn’t think so—and two weeks later persuaded a UBS analyst named Glenn Schorr to escort him to a small meeting between Edwards and Merrill Lynch’s biggest shareholders.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

His escorts asked the FBI to hurry up because onlookers were watching and he was placed on board the plane.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

SoFi Stadium aced the physical infrastructure with working elevators, wheelchair escorts and accessible seating with clear sightlines on every level.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

That refers to a “first group” of tankers or ship operators willing to cross the strait, likely with naval coordination and escorts.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

That operation, which involved U.S. naval and air escorts, was halted after Iran began attacking vessels, and Saudi Arabia restricted U.S. access to its bases and airspace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

The Athena Parthenos collapsed into its own shadow and disappeared, along with its three escorts.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

This is where being escorted started to pay off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Nevada was escorted out ... for being the best 3 year old in the world today,” read the video caption, which included a police officer emoji, raised hands and reference to a Bible chapter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The team was then forcibly escorted from the venue by the RN's security staff.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

A school where some secondary-age pupils are escorted to the toilet could be discouraging them from seeking help for periods and other health issues, a campaigner has warned.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

On the second attempt, we were escorted to the side door of the school by Little Rock policemen.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

After the anti-government M23 group took the key eastern regional capital Goma in January 2025, its forces were filmed escorting hundreds of Romanian paramilitaries out of the country via Rwanda.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Nearby hangs Rockwell’s famous 1964 oil painting showing marshals escorting 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to an integrated school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Police began escorting residents and campers back to properties and campsites to collect personal belongings on Sunday.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Nagraj, 46, managed the paid caregivers working at his in-laws’ house while coordinating doctors’ appointments for his father-in-law, and escorting him to them.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Dad'd got to his office in Oxford at 8:55 A.M., and by 9:15 A.M. a security guard was escorting him off the premises.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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