as in looks out (for)
to be cautious of or on guard against
unfortunately, you have to guard against theft while you're traveling
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In the first ad, which debuted in early January, a man notices a woman smiling at him from down the bar.—
Rahul Goyal,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Kim notices a row of objects lined up on one side of the kitchen table.—
Sadia Shepard,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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The 11th Street Kids of Harcourt, John Economos (Steve Agee), Vigilante (Freddie Stroma) and Adebayo had already set out to rescue Chris from Earth-2, and Harcourt’s instincts as an agent who minds her surroundings picked up on the white supremacist haven almost immediately.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, an exhausted fan base watches on.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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If anybody watches it, they’re so moved by it.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Guards (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guards%20%28against%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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