escort
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Before Monday, no small boat arrivals to the UK coast without an escort had been officially recorded since September 6, 2025.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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
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
The strategists said it’s unclear that the U.S. administration will want to maintain a permanent Middle East naval escort service that’s been helping more oil get out — “a critical unknown at this juncture.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Before Simon could offer to escort them, she went on, “If you do not mind, I should like to say our good-byes here.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Worse, it may be losing control of the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. escorts increasing quantities of oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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
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
The guard escorts us to the registration table.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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Generally speaking, however, tanker convoys, escorted by air and sea by the U.S. military, do the perilous transit through the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Athlete videos were played inside the stadium before events and winners held centre-court style interviews before being escorted to a champions' enclosure, where they joined Bolt and master of ceremonies Noah Lyles.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The three activists arrived at court smiling and waving to supporters before being escorted into the docks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The maître d’ escorted us to a banquette near a window facing northeast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mrs. Clarke escorted him, as he might not have found it otherwise.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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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
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
Smaller than a destroyer but bigger than a corvette, they perform a range of missions at sea, from escorting bigger ships to mine warfare and hunting submarines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 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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