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stand guard
verb as in protect
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“Her ‘public bathroom’ is single occupancy and comes with a security man standing guard outside the door,” the author added.
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Bachelor males form their own groups, which at times stand guard.
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Video posted on social media showed crowds chanting and beeping car horns while police stood guard outside the property.
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“There’s not much to do,” one Marine told The Times as he stood guard earlier this month outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood.
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Pellegrino said two other suspects standing guard at the time of his attack were also arrested.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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