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honor guards

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plural of honor guard

as in defenders

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Noun

Among 21 Dolphins defenders, PFF rated Trader 19th and Taaffe 20th.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Nicki Hernández fired a cross toward Aïssata Traoré, who, playing on a yellow card, beat the Dash defenders to the ball and scored for the fifth consecutive game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

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Rubio acknowledged the challenge posed by the severe threats to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz but said that US military escorts to keep oil moving through the critical waterway will continue.

— Adrienne Vogt, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Stahl, Yesh Din’s executive director, said Katz’s announcement wouldn’t change or help stem the violence because police will still require army escorts to operate in Palestinian areas.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of escorts

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The biggest driver, experts say, is people, like guards stationed outside homes or bodyguards who travel with the executive.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
In a TikTok video posted by an attendee, West is seen being escorted out of the venue by bodyguards in front of swarms of fans after watching his daughter’s concert.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of bodyguards

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Upon returning to his home, the man claimed that two watches, including a $37,000 Rolex, were missing from his bedside table.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
This is the second year Rolex has been a sponsor of the film festival, with its clock stand in the lounge, as well as loaned watches on the wrists of notable attendees.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

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The government did not meet demands from the opposition and international observers for publication of the electoral council’s complete polling-station-level results so they could be independently compared with the opposition’s copies.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Still, some observers argue that holding Saturday’s Mass at Place de la Concorde and along the Champs-Élysées, near the National Assembly and the presidential palace, could be seen as a continuation of Catholicism’s privileged cultural position.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

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