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convoy

[kon-voi, kuhn-voi, kon-voi] / ˈkɒn vɔɪ, kənˈvɔɪ, ˈkɒn vɔɪ /
NOUN
guard, escort
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Now is the time to ‘end the economic war on Cuba,’ say Cuban Americans for Cuba, an emerging collective that joined the recent convoy to Havana.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Here, though, it suffered a second ambush before eventually being able to reunite with the convoy.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The victims' vehicle, which was leading an official convoy of five cars, skidded off the road and plunged into a ravine, he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

As Brennan and his team left the airport in a convoy of Toyota SUVs, the rubble and wreckage from years of war marked the landscape of sand, brush and sheep herds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I watched Samir bargain with the herdsmen—who were also leaving our cursed convoy.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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