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honor guards

noun

plural of honor guard

as in defenders

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Noun

In a fairly standard IDP league (two starters at defensive lineman, linebacker, defensive back and maybe a flex spot), top defenders will usually start being drafted in Rounds 4-6.

— Gary Davenport, New York Times, 27 July 2026
As a result, defenders must prepare for a world where vulnerabilities are exploited at machine speed.

— Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of defenders

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The warship and escorts are now at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, where the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is being offloaded.

— Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
He was also transported to an area hospital along with two police escorts, the arrest reports said.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Definition of escorts

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His teammates - more akin to bodyguards this summer - do the dirty work, which leaves Messi to focus solely on unlocking the opposition’s defense with his unrivaled quality.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
All eyes on the Crab Rodríguez Castro entered through the back door of El Antojo restaurant in Old Havana several days later, flanked by bodyguards.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of bodyguards

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In these quick watches, creators must provide the most entertaining segments of a debate, usually portraying clips of jarring language and rhetoric.

— Vriti Shah, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
While souscription and pre-souscription Chronomètre à Résonance watches have appeared at auction in recent years, Phillips says this example is even rarer.

— Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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