guard
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“In real life I believe that wealth does in fact isolate you from other people. … You have your guard up much more so than you would if you didn’t have wealth.”
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Yet the Fed also has to be on guard against higher energy prices shaping how consumers and businesses view inflation in the long run.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Chinese state media released videos at midday Monday showing Xi’s plane arriving in Pyongyang, where Kim and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, greeted him alongside an honor guard and two children with flowers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Allen was born in Detroit, where his grandparents owned a roller rink where he worked as a floor guard.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
With six horses, nine passengers, an armed guard, mail, and freight, a fully loaded Concord stage is over six tons in motion.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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