guard

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The veteran guard could return against Dallas, coach JJ Redick said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“We have to take care of one thing: military protection. We have to guard the country.”

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

California built its tradition of open government — including for citizen boards that set the rules for such functions as automotive repair and security guard licensing — precisely to keep well-funded corporate interests in check.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Chemaf’s founder, Shiraz Virji, son of a Zanzibar spice merchant, once hired dozens of Gurkhas, Nepalese soldiers with a reputation for fierceness, to guard one of the company’s mines against incursions by informal miners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It was the bored voice of the guard behind us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom