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[gahrd] / gɑrd /




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The two ships launched this summer will be run by yet another institute, under the government’s Ocean Affairs Council, which manages Taiwan’s coast guard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The monarch inspected a guard of honor before travelling to Georgetown, where he attended a state reception at the presidential palace.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Timberwolves officially announced his acquisition in July as part of a multiteam deal that also brought guard Josh Green to Minnesota.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Armed security personnel were seen standing guard outside the Israeli embassy on Wednesday morning.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

So it would wait till my guard was down and sneak up to the front of my brain.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

They warned that the affected guards work at six terminals covering more than half the ports’ cargo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The employer group had warned that the guards had voted to authorize a strike that could begin as soon as the current contract expired, at 5 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

In the run-up to the protests on Saturday, the Paris police commissioner, Patrice Faure, heightened anxieties by advising merchants to hire security guards, saying police alone could not “guarantee the protection of every business.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Shops were boarded up, with private security guards in front of some.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Eventually, the guards allowed them to pass through.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Moyes was guarded after the game and instead preferred to focus on a vital victory.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

She remained his PA for 20 years, and her brother told BBC News she avoided the limelight and guarded the pop star's privacy, despite the attention of tabloid journalists hoping for stories.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The 80-year-old president also gave a guarded pledge to work with the rival Democrats if Republicans lose their grip on the House of Representatives and Senate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The results of the closely guarded study, which were scheduled to be released on Saturday, appeared largely positive according to analysts, but still fell short of the market’s heightened expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The war lord had made camp in a wide clearing, well protected by trees, its approach guarded by a deep ravine, and the tents had been blended in with a line of underbrush.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

At the center of this object used for protection and to treat ailments, the child god stands atop a pair of crocodiles and grasps scorpions and snakes, guarding us against these threatening creatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Thybulle, a 6-foot-5 wing, is a maestro guarding off the ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Howard Buffett's main duty as chairman will be guarding the firm's "culture and values."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

A two-hour drive west of Havana, in rural Consolacion del Sur, the picture is much the same for farmer Fidel Maqueira, who spends his nights guarding his oxen against theft.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

There were only a few sailors guarding the cargo, and they quickly decided that tangoing with a pack of angry colonists with hatchets was a bad idea and got out of the way.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin


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