stand guard/watch
idiom
: to stand in a position and guard or watch someone or something in order to look for possible danger, threats, etc.
A soldier stood guard by the door.
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Law enforcement stand guard outside the Federal Building during a protest on Friday, June 13, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Members of the California National Guard stand watch outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, as protests continue in response to federal immigration operations, June 10, 2025.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Police stand guard outside the Medicentro hospital where Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is being treated.
—Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 8 June 2025
Others silently stand guard, a wall of support that turns every postgame moment into something bigger than one individual.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Members of the California National Guard stand watch outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, as protests continue in response to federal immigration operations, June 10, 2025.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Police stand guard outside the Medicentro hospital where Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is being treated.
—Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 8 June 2025
Others silently stand guard, a wall of support that turns every postgame moment into something bigger than one individual.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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“Stand guard/watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20guard%2Fwatch. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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