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bodyguard

[bod-ee-gahrd] / ˈbɒd iˌgɑrd /


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He then found himself fighting YG and a man he described as YG’s bodyguard, with Drakeo positioned a foot or two behind him and to his right.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Two weeks ago, Jenner’s bodyguard, Mason Haynes, who also worked as a close protection guard for other members of the Kardashian-Jenner family, died in a traffic accident.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

He received a royal salute before inspecting a guard of honour of soldiers from the Royal Company of Archers, who serve as the King's ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

She was seen as close to her father, and was appointed to a senior role in his bodyguard command a year before her hospitalisation.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

The man identified himself as Archie, and as the two settled into a more peaceful conversation, he revealed to Bloom that he had spent a decade in London serving as a rich man’s bodyguard.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

At least three people, including Robinson’s mom and Banks’ wife, have bodyguards in tow, some of them hulking and one with a tattooed head that bears the letters SOG, to signify “Son of God.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The couple felt bodyguards were essential to protect their family from tabloid intrusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

"This awoke not just Michoacan, but all of Mexico," she told AFP while surrounded by bodyguards to keep would-be assassins at bay.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

Le Monde previously reported runs shared by Macron's bodyguards jeopardised his location in several occasions, while Secret Service agents accompanying then-US President Joe Biden also shared their whereabouts on the app in 2024.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

Even though Abraham Lincoln had been shot in a theatre sixteen years before, no bodyguards or law enforcement officers accompanied Garfield when he left the White House.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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