guard
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“You let your guard down. I let him into my circle. … I deeply regret it,” Gallego said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Inexorably, Mr. McCarthy drives toward the view that what ails American men is the macho belief that men should always have their guard up, never complaining or revealing what’s going on inside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The team didn’t have a pick until the No. 21 overall slot in the second round, but the Sparks still ended up with South Carolina guard Ta’Niya Latson.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Former Chelsea and Arsenal player Jorginho has issued a statement saying pop singer Chappell Roan was not involved in an incident in which a security guard reduced his daughter to tears.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
With shaking hands, I passed the guard the transfer papers.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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