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escort

[es-kawrt, ih-skawrt] / ˈɛs kɔrt, ɪˈskɔrt /




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MIAMI—My escort ducked his head into the empty TSA checkpoint 2 miles outside Miami International Airport and whispered, “We have a member arriving.‘

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

At the hospital, Jack learns that the man behind the wheel was Governor George McRyan, a presidential hopeful polling extremely well in the primaries, who left a campaign event with Sally as his escort.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

According to Britain and France, the warships could also escort some 2,000 tankers and cargo ships waiting to transit out of the Gulf.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

The officers remove Strickland and began to escort him out of the event.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

“Hello, Amari. I’m here to escort you to the Department of Good Fortunes”—she grins wide—“and Bad Omens.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

And then “San Marcos el Fin” gently escorts the listener out of this particular room.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

Indian authorities deployed air force jets and paramilitary escorts, and temporarily blocked Telegram to secure the retest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 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

Drivers are refusing to travel between the western Kayes region near Senegal and Bamako without security escorts, with passengers and goods stuck at the border, officials and passengers told AFP on Wednesday.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

Her escorts immediately responded, nearly giving Kendra whiplash as they plummeted into the church and glided to the basement door.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

As Spain lifted the trophy, Infantino escorted the president off the podium and away from the celebration.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

That night, they were escorted onto the baseball diamond in an armored car with a security detail of some 200 police officers in tow.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Ellison was ultimately escorted into the Roosevelt Room.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

In April, the frigate was reported to have escorted six shadow fleet vessels through the waterway while being monitored by the Royal Navy.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Police escorted strikebreakers to the packinghouses during the strike.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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

Local villagers whom he regularly employs to assist him in escorting groups up Dukono also did not tell him anything about the prohibition, he added.

From BBC May 11, 2026

Centcom did so not by escorting vessels but by creating a defensive shield using nearby aircraft and warships.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

The plane they were escorting, a transport aircraft with good navigation equipment, landed safely; but the three Yaks ended up crash-landing in the snow.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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