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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Deputies say the primary suspect is 45-year-old Joseph Marques, who owns Sacramento Elite Patrol, a private security guard service.
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
After her resounding victory at a jury trial three months ago, Cardi B prevailed again Friday over the security guard who claimed the Grammy-winning rapper scratched her face with an acrylic fingernail outside a Beverly Hills doctor’s office in 2018.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2025
Larry Rusch, a private security guard who lives in the area, heard the chaos outside his home and went outside to discover approximately 40 vehicles racing through the street, The New York Post reported.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The men began to fight, which was captured on video by a security guard working in the area, police said in the affidavit.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
After her resounding victory at a jury trial three months ago, Cardi B prevailed again Friday over the security guard who claimed the Grammy-winning rapper scratched her face with an acrylic fingernail outside a Beverly Hills doctor’s office in 2018.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2025
Larry Rusch, a private security guard who lives in the area, heard the chaos outside his home and went outside to discover approximately 40 vehicles racing through the street, The New York Post reported.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The men began to fight, which was captured on video by a security guard working in the area, police said in the affidavit.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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