flanked
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Dressed in a white shirt and a dark coloured tie, he sat in the dock flanked by four security officers.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Stupnikov emerged from a street flanked by damaged buildings and took his first steps into no-man’s-land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Standing at the lectern, flanked by more than 10 others in support, the woman called for the school district to provide more security at Franklin High School to prevent another fatal tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Near the central village of Baziafla, flanked by tall grass, the pit was excavated over several weeks with spades, pickaxes and crushers, before the miners were driven out of town by the local authorities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
I was enchanted by the city, the warm tropical air, the diverse faces of the locals, the bright pastel colors covering many of the buildings, the swaying palm trees that flanked the streets.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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