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guard

[gahrd] / gɑrd /




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But the accumulated costs over time can balloon to a sum that can catch budget-conscious seniors off guard.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

While he was in hospital he was under 24-hour guard by prison officers but it was not deemed necessary to handcuff him.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 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

Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles was selected by the Minnesota Lynx with the No. 2 pick.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Now keys rattled outside my own: a very young guard in a very new uniform bounded in.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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