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escort

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




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At the hospital, Jack learns that the man behind the wheel was Governor George McRyan, a presidential hopeful polling extremely well in the primaries, who left a campaign event with Sally as his escort.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

It can deploy drones, hunt submarines, detect mines and escort other vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

According to Britain and France, the warships could also escort some 2,000 tankers and cargo ships waiting to transit out of the Gulf.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

The officers remove Strickland and began to escort him out of the event.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

He had been Lily’s escort to the cotillion last year.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

And then “San Marcos el Fin” gently escorts the listener out of this particular room.

From Salon Jul. 14, 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 Charles de Gaulle, the flagship of the French navy, and its escorts were transiting through the Suez Canal en route to the southern Red Sea, the defence ministry said.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

After the celebration ends, Thomas escorts me back to my apartment without saying a word.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

On June 4, Sandoval returned to their L.A. house to collect his things and Victoria Robinson called police, who escorted Sandoval from the home, according to the filing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

In some cases, people are escorted by officers.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

That night, they were escorted onto the baseball diamond in an armored car with a security detail of some 200 police officers in tow.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

When the game ended with another St. Louis victory, Marmol escorted the team into the Cardinals clubhouse to meet the players.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Ten minutes later the guard released him from the room and escorted him as far as the main gate.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

But Iran also wants to make clear that it is in charge, and opposes the United States unilaterally escorting ships, said Negar Mortazavi, a senior fellow at the left-leaning Center for International Policy.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 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

Local villagers whom he regularly employs to assist him in escorting groups up Dukono also did not tell him anything about the prohibition, he added.

From BBC May 11, 2026

William Sims wrote in 1920’s “The Victory at Sea” that the point of escorting Allied shipping in World War I wasn’t to protect the ships.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

Saline and I had met on a transportation detail, escorting in-mates to appearances at the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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