escort
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After the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s sank civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. naval officials modeled which assets would be needed to escort ships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Levies would depend on the size of the ships and bundle basic transit fees, security escort charges and administrative processing fees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Choreographer Annie-B Parson’s dancers eloquently, if ordinarily, escort Tristan and Isolde to the other side, leaving their egos behind.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"We had pressure from a lot of different directions in terms of having to leave," she said, with her eight-person team departing under an Iraqi escort on March 10.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Surprisingly, the debil leader nodded and ordered his second-in-command to escort Papa Andrew to the office.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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