security guard
noun
: a person whose job is to guard a place (such as a store or museum) and make sure the people and things in it are not harmed
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Police believe a security guard at the business shot the two suspects.
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Investigators believe the security guard at the business fired the shots, Gamble said.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Congress should resist, but Speaker Johnson is a sleeping security guard.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Inside the store, an Asian security guard stood with his back to the window.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Investigators believe the security guard at the business fired the shots, Gamble said.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Congress should resist, but Speaker Johnson is a sleeping security guard.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Inside the store, an Asian security guard stood with his back to the window.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for security guard
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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