keeping watch
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A Russian drone zips across the computer screen, startling the commanders keeping watch over the battlefield via a live stream in their bunker.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Police and fire fighters worked around the clock, not only trying to stifle the growing conflagration but keeping watch for potential looters.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2025
A few dozen protesters have blocked off the station’s access road and take turns keeping watch from the outside.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
“The mom was kind of grooming herself, keeping watch by the little ones,” Cullen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
I turned away and found a perch on a pylon where a herring gull had been keeping watch but was now down among the baitfish, guzzling its lunch.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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