flanked

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After two speeches from textbook campaign types, including Susannah Carr from the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and former New York 12 candidate Jami Floyd, Schlossberg emerged onto the stage, flanked inexplicably by two bagpipers.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

The point of no return is already in the rearview mirror, and the road ahead is flanked by pain.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

The replica included a podium on one side with wood paneled furniture flanked by gold curtains to display where lawmakers would traditionally sit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I would have liked to see Nilles take a bow, flanked by Lee and Lifeson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It was flanked by three- and four-story apartment buildings, the first floors of which contained stores where you could buy anything.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago