escort
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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
In 2025, a female humpback whale was observed off the southern Gold Coast with an escort whale after apparently giving birth to a deceased calf.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Navy may have only another six months of blockade left in it before maintenance and equipment shortfalls force compromises in how we surveil, block and escort ships in the Persian Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It has also had to reposition the USS George Washington vessel and its escort warships to the Persian Gulf from Japan—thus removing the Navy’s only aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Maybe her minder automat would escort her back and she'd earn detention again and more demerits?
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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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
Navy escorts about 18 million barrels a day made their way out through Hormuz recently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 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
Indian authorities deployed air force jets and paramilitary escorts, and temporarily blocked Telegram to secure the retest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
For over a year, the male French pilots of the Normandie-Niemen Regiment, flying dangerous Soviet Yaks, frequently served as fighter escorts for the women of the 125th Guards in their powerful Pe-2 dive-bombers.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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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
The man, whose face is blurred in the video, is then shown being escorted aboard a commercial flight by employees of the security service and flown to a court hearing in Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Anyone found breaking the rules will be escorted out.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The fan eventually was escorted out of the seating area but was allowed to return to his seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
When they arrived, Benji and his parents were escorted to a room with a large wooden table surrounded by leather chairs.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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He said the eight sailors included "the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Marshals escorting a 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to her newly integrated school, is showcased on a wall of its own, despite not belonging to Lucas or the museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
The Indians carrying the litter, and those escorting Atahuallpa, never abandoned him: all died around him.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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