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[gahrd] / gɑrd /




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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

In Sacramento, there is Mai Vang, a progressive City Council member, who is challenging Rep. Doris Matsui, another member of the old guard royalty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Streets surrounding the square are closed off with metal barricades, which Sheinbaum has said are meant to guard against "provocations."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 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

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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