guard

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To Palantir’s old guard, the FDE remains as deeply misunderstood as ever, despite its newfound fame — a role that rivals are culturally appropriating while ignoring the often grueling engineering process it entails.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

If Smart is unable to return in Doncic’s absence, the Lakers could shift even more ball-handling responsibility to Reaves and LeBron James while relying on Bronny James as an additional guard off the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“When you’re put in those situations,” junior guard Solo Ball said, “you’re just built to win.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

He nudged me, and I looked down at the dirt, where he had drawn a crude map of the perimeter of the camp, an X marked in the southeast corner, farthest from the guard tower.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman