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[gahrd] / gɑrd /




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When a security guard told them to stop, one man cried: "I love you, Bukangi!"

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Before beginning his pregame shooting routine, Hachimura hugged Lakers assistant Beau Levesque, who was Hachimura’s player development coach, and Lakers guard Austin Reaves, one of his closest friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

After all, Hegseth has served as a platoon leader in the National Guard and as a prison guard for a little while, so he knew what he was talking about.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Guard, guard, strength, strength, for my people, for my land," the guards chanted as they held their traditional wooden staffs aloft during the gathering in Caloto in violence-plagued Cauca department.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The security detail smirked at one another, and then the guard closest to me stepped forward, disappearing just as seamlessly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Shops were boarded up, with private security guards in front of some.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

They are best known for their distinctive, bullet-shaped internal skeletal structures, called rostra or guards, which are often the only parts of the animals that survive in the fossil record.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Reuters news agency reported luxury shops and boutiques were shuttered and surrounded by security guards at the Place Vendome in Paris.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Updates to speed humps, speed cameras and more crossing guards near schools are among the progress that has already been made, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

He also had a team of security guards in a big circle around Cleo to prevent troublemakers like me from disrupting things.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

The five-day mini camp was a rare moment of vulnerability for the usually guarded Doncic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Duong and the other researchers kept its existence a closely guarded secret while they worked on fixes, for fear that an AI-aided hacker might find and exploit it before they were done.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The manager was guarded but told him the chips were sold for high-end landscaping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

When pushed by the BBC on whether she thought she had met "the one", she laughs and becomes understandably guarded.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

He was sitting in a shelter, tied to a roof post, without weapons or pack; and even if he got free, the camp was heavily guarded.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The secure facility is largely hidden from public view, with Marines guarding the perimeter and airspace above restricted.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

What Telluride had been guarding so carefully was “You Can See Everything,” a nearly three-hour documentary about convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, co-directed by Fielder and documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

After repeatedly warning of the rivers’ endangerment, however, Mr. Winder concludes with only the briefest summary of the projects currently aimed at guarding against the dire outcomes he foresees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

A two-hour drive west of Havana, in rural Consolacion del Sur, the picture is much the same for farmer Fidel Maqueira, who spends his nights guarding his oxen against theft.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

There are huge stone centurions with spears, wearing armor, guarding the entrance.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman


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