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unguarded

[uhn-gahr-did] / ʌnˈgɑr dɪd /


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He questioned why former Compton cop Reggie Wright Jr., the record label’s security head, left Shakur — who’d been repeatedly shot at — largely unguarded that night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

The longest unguarded border in the world runs between our two countries.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

The back end of the fan was left entirely unguarded.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

It blamed the chaos on SDF troops, who it says abandoned the camp during the January offensive, leaving the facility unguarded for hours and making it hard to reimpose security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Sleek black crows strutted among the students, hoping for a morsel of bologna or cheese left unguarded.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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