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Officials said staffing levels mean park officials often rely on the public to also keep watch over resources within park boundaries.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

The Israeli police keep watch over the site where hundreds of vehicles, some burned, remain.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Chimps and elephants, for example, display mortuary behavior when they keep watch over a dead body or physically interact with it expecting it to come back to life.

From National Geographic • Jun. 5, 2023

Security surrounding the event was the largest such operation in many years, said officials of the Metropolitan Police, which was fielding 11,000 officers to keep watch over the proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023

The Wolf King left them to hunt for his own food, promising to keep watch over them.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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