guard
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The family’s lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeks damages from the singer as well as his various companies and managers, his mother and a live-in security guard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
That makes any further sudden yen strengthening less likely to catch traders off guard, he said, which could be enough to avoid a major panic-driven unwind.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
He adds that the government wants to help all the reputable providers "survive", and to guard against any informal "bad competition".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
College football’s old guard may not like the way Kiffin does business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Now Calvin, a former soldier, agreed to move into Leah’s and guard the women from any “evil spirits.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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By that measure, the job market looks much better, historically speaking, for blue-collar workers, including those in construction and on manufacturing lines, and manual-service workers—think security guards, nurses and many restaurant and retail employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
They were flanked by seven security guards and other staff and two Slovak interpreters.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Three of the jail guards sustained minor injuries and scratches, Bland said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Another witness, who did not give her name, said hospital security "were not letting them out and the guards were stopping them".
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
When we reached the castle, the guards saluted them and opened the gates.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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He tends to speak methodically and carefully — in a way that could seem guarded, but more aptly reflects a chronometric yearning for accuracy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
There sits the studio, an austere black cube jutting into the countryside, guarded by a giant sculpture of a gorilla.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
These two countries are longtime military and strategic allies, with deeply enmeshed economies and several thousand miles of minimally guarded border.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Ahead of the meeting, Zelensky revealed the extent of the deficit, releasing usually closely guarded numbers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
I suddenly felt very guarded, but his silence also rankled me.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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
Much of the overtime money the department spent went instead toward preparing for unrest, monitoring protests and vigils, guarding hotels housing federal agents, and managing the public response to federal violence.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The analysis showed that parental guarding behavior has not followed a simple evolutionary path.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
After graduating from law school, Kaweenuntawong was expected to take over the restaurant as the family’s only son—inheriting not just the business, but also the responsibility of guarding the stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The Carter Prep goon guarding him crashed into me.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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