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Recent Examples of honor guard
McLaughlin's remains will arrive at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on Aug. 6 and will be escorted back to Shawano by an honor guard provided by the Patriot Guard Riders.
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Yet a horse who serves their country is no less vital when their service is mostly ceremonial — in parades, honor guards, and funerals.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
There was an honor guard with trumpets.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
Video showed other service members helped the honor guard stand up and walk over to the side.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 May 2025
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Yet a horse who serves their country is no less vital when their service is mostly ceremonial — in parades, honor guards, and funerals.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
There was an honor guard with trumpets.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
Video showed other service members helped the honor guard stand up and walk over to the side.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honor guard
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Taylor – who scored three touchdowns – was regularly easing past defenders, including going untouched into the end zone.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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On one rush in the second half, Maye tried to take on a defender instead of sliding, got thrown to the ground and concussion spotters took him off the field for an evaluation.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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According to officials, the youngest victim was just 14 and was trafficked through escort sites and forced to service more than 10 men a day.—
Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lownie said Andrew should not have been given a police escort to the Duchess of Kent's funeral in September, at which he was photographed laughing with and trying to talk to Prince William, who appeared to blank him.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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If the celebrity steps off the red carpet even for a moment, one of the bodyguards is lost; whether the VIP can complete the long walk down the red carpet without losing the bodyguards is the challenge.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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How much more fun would this Broncos offense be right now if Bo Nix had Cam Skattebo to lean on as a situational back and bodyguard?—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
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Producer and colleague Monika Evstatieva and I were in that convoy, took small arms fire, but were unharmed.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Live video showed a convoy of five Red Cross vehicles carrying the remaining hostages leaving Khan Younis in southern Gaza, to the cheers of onlookers and surrounded by Hamas officers.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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Or for the wide swaths of empty seats in the upper deck that formed after the New York Giants put the game in a vice grip with a three-score lead late in the third quarter and put the Broncos on shutout watch.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Audience members must be at least 12 years old; anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to The Cut, on top of paying for the unit, Williams's estate is responsible for the guardianship lawyer fees, paying her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey’s fees and her lawyer fees, who is on retainer at $10,000 a month.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Employees deemed essential to public safety, including military personnel, law enforcement officers, border patrol and air traffic controllers are required to report for duty without pay.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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During the same patrol, coast guard personnel discovered a second buoy at the northern end of Scarborough Shoal, after spotting one placed near the middle of the atoll earlier in the week, the official said.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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In the first half, a Roldan shot from distance had Aussie keeper Mathew Ryan beat, but went just wide.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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Senior Zookeeper Allison Jungheim, who serves on the alliance’s management group as well as the polar bear program leader and studbook keeper for all polar bears in North America, says there are 56 polar bears in human care in North America, with 37 of them in the United States.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honor%20guard. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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