guarding

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Dhawan noted that last year’s cuts were on an “insurance basis” to guard against a weak labor market, and rate hikes this year would be the same except guarding against the risk of higher inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

The titular bounty hunter—essentially a super-soldier—has graduated to the big screen along with “the child” he has been guarding from the Galactic Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He was a quiet star in the Lakers’ first-round series win against the Houston Rockets, often guarding All-Star Alperen Sengun one-on-one and dominating the paint.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Over the years, it was sustained by proceeds from the sale of gold to the Gulf region and payments for guarding mines owned by Russia’s mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group, in western Sudan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

And to think that all that time she was carefully guarding her terrible secret.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank