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Two other ships, the BRP Datu Cabaylo and the BRP Cape San Agustin, were also targeted with water cannon but not hit, the coast guard said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
A security guard stands to the side of the pair.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
She watches her step, especially in the rain, to guard against injury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
She and others questioned who would guard against such a scenario.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Would they throw me into their hoard and guard me too?
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Security at the bankrupt development was lax but oversight has since been improved, Petty said, with round-the-clock security guards, cameras, laser devices and tall metal walls topped with razor wire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The findings provide early evidence that communication between neural circuits helps determine whether a worker bee nurses the queen, builds or guards the hive, or searches for food.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Private security guards suppressed one protest, further sparking a succession of demonstrations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
At least 50 vessels in the region are broadcasting they have armed guards on board, according to data from MarineTraffic.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
While they spoke, I crept to the back of the cart, unseen by the guards or the driver.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Joshua has often presented as a guarded figure during fight weeks, frequently sitting through media duties and offering little.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
It arose either directly from species with no parental care or from species in which females already guarded the eggs.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Nguyen told AFP all he knows of his clients sent to South Sudan is that they're at "an undisclosed location" and "guarded by soldiers".
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
But its prognosis for victory would seem guarded at best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
They brought their prisoners to Chicken, who proudly guarded the bucket.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
When she got home four hours later, the house was cordoned off with police tape, with officers guarding the door.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
As Thompson started mulling video cover letters, she signed a newly “Human Consent Registry” to try guarding her name, image and likeness against unauthorized AI use.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The analysis showed that parental guarding behavior has not followed a simple evolutionary path.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The directive addresses the looming threat of quantum systems powerful enough to crack the encryption guarding much of the world’s data—a milestone Google warns could arrive by 2029.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
On the frigid morning of February 9, 1962, Donovan stood at one end of the Glienicke Bridge in West Berlin, staring across at the VoPos guarding the entrance to the Eastern sector.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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