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escort

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




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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

But she says there are common requirements to hosting a Play Street, including an official “road closed” sign, physical barriers at each end, and volunteers who can escort residents in and out.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Volunteers from Harani’s organization now escort nuns on a daily basis to and from a monastery on Mount Zion to their residence in the Old City.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Only when the bailiff took her arm to escort her out of the room did she realize that the wail was coming from her own mouth.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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

When she’s youthful, Sophie catches the eye of a handsome, richly dressed stranger who gallantly escorts her away from two men harassing her on the street.

From Salon Aug. 4, 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

They are to keep a sharp lookout while he escorts the Mirabals to their table.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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

Lienhard, also a P.E. teacher, was escorted off campus on Aug. 13.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Crowds of helmeted search-and-rescue workers surrounded the two mud-slathered men as they were escorted to safety on Friday, images from the scene showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

It said soldiers eventually stopped Sukkot and escorted his group out of Madama after reporting the incident to their commanders.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

They escorted him through another small room and finally to the threshold of another doorway, where the procession halted.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Nearby hangs Rockwell’s famous 1964 oil painting showing marshals escorting 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to an integrated school.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The U.S. seems to be escorting some tankers through the Strait, and Central Command’s Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 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

From their vantage point, the children could make out the khaki uniforms of American soldiers escorting women and children onto the ships.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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