guard duty
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Jonathan Romain, the former rabbi of Maidenhead synagogue in Berkshire, now regularly spends his Shabbat mornings standing outside it on guard duty.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Pereira had finished his shift on guard duty at Fort Tiuna, where Maduro was sheltered that night.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
He pulls long shifts of guard duty in the city center and still lives with his family in a working class Damascus suburb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
However, Gates told Burton that Dixon was a part of the junior reserves which was used for guard duty and it was very unlikely that he saw battle.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
On the morning of April the 29th Dunstan Thorn drew guard duty on the gap in the wall, with Tommy Forester.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
