flanked

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Among the earliest Buddhist artworks made in Korea, it is the only known example with a bejeweled bodhisattva flanked by two monk attendants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The restructuring is flanked by a drive to find 200 million euros of annual savings over two years, coming on top of a previous squeeze of 300 million.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

President Donald Trump — flanked by a group of top U.S. business executives — touched down in China on Wednesday for high-profile talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing this week.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The picture, which has also been digitally colourised, shows Bowie, who had already secured a top-five hit with Space Oddity, in his stage outfit flanked by seven of the sixth formers in the student union.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The path that led to it was flanked by a garden, now planted with strange herbs of the type a spell-casting soothsayer might need, for professional purposes.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood