as in to escort
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
her father squired her to the dance to make sure she got there all right
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Recent Examples of squire
Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
However, that plan was thwarted by Armand de Caulaincourt, Napoleon’s grand squire, who dumped the gunpowder out of the guns.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Bismarck, a country squire and political genius, used Germany's new semi-democratic political structure to rise to power.
—Jonathan Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2011
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Verb
The series, which is based on George R.R. Martin's novella The Hedge Knight, began production in June and tells the story of Dunk joining the Kingsguard while his squire, Aegon V Targaryen, eventually ascends the Iron Throne.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
However, that plan was thwarted by Armand de Caulaincourt, Napoleon’s grand squire, who dumped the gunpowder out of the guns.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
Noun
In 2004, while district attorney, Harris squired around an Illinois state senator who had come to San Francisco to fundraise for his first US Senate run: Barack Obama.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Bismarck, a country squire and political genius, used Germany's new semi-democratic political structure to rise to power.
—Jonathan Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2011
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Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, was wearing a standard two-piece yellow jail uniform with a yellow T-shirt underneath and orange slippers when federal marshals escorted him into court on Thursday.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
4 July 2025
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The ride stopped in horizontal position right before its signature 90-degree tilt, and riders were safely escorted off the ride's 160-foot tall tower, Tony Clark, a Cedar Point spokesperson, said in an email to the Free Press on Thursday, July 3.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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Holmes, the magistrate judge, wrote in a ruling on Sunday that federal prosecutors failed to show that Abrego Garcia was a flight risk or a danger to the community.—
Travis Loller,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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For the first time in history, voters in Mexico will cast their ballots for justices, judges and magistrates in an election set to overhaul the nation’s judiciary.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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The black paint on accompanying bicycle pumps also exceeded federal lead limits for paint.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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On June 12, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accompanied ICE agents to Huntington Park, with a film crew tailing her.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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The Supreme Court of Texas' new chief justice is calling on the Legislature to significantly raise judicial salaries across the state as the Senate Finance Committee works through its budget bill.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Or his era as chief justice on the Supreme Court, presiding over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Stargazers looking to understand Earth’s natural satellite better should check out our ultimate guide to exploring the lunar surface, along with our guides to the best telescopes and binoculars for exploring the solar system.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 July 2025
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Check out our guides to the Best Sleeping Bags and the Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
5 July 2025
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Issuing their ruling Tuesday, the three circuit judges said that was not enough.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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They were granted bonds by a state circuit judge and then transferred to federal custody.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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One 2023 paper in Pacific Conservation Biology reported that nearly 75% of companion animals studied—from horses to dogs to smaller mammals—showed fear responses to fireworks.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
4 July 2025
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Arizona Republic Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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The question was posed by the Manhattan jurist after the prosecution rested following a more than six-week-long presentation of evidence against the hip-hop maven.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Among them is a new chief justice, Hugo Aguilar, who would become the country’s first top jurist of Indigenous origin since the legendary Benito Juárez, who also served as president, more than a century and a half ago.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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“Squire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squire. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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