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unguarded

[uhn-gahr-did] / ʌnˈgɑr dɪd /


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Daryl Mitchell was not playing a shot, and this time the ball darted up the slope to uproot the unguarded off stump.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

The government blamed the disorder on a ragged retreat by the Syrian Democratic Forces that left the camp unguarded for hours and made it difficult to re-establish security.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 2026

Halfway through “Melania’s” 104-minute running time, it occurred to me that it would feel scandalous if Ratner so much as taped her doing something as human and unguarded as eating a bite of food.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 2, 2026

The French international was reduced to tears after pouncing on a Pope error to roll into an unguarded net.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

Sleek black crows strutted among the students, hoping for a morsel of bologna or cheese left unguarded.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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