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honor guards

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plural of honor guard

as in defenders

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Among defensive linemen, PFF rated Biggers, Cooper and Beal as Miami’s best run defenders Sunday, while ranking Uche, Herring and Seiler as the three worst.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
With three Panthers defenders in hot pursuit, Walker slowed down and stuck his rear end out, cutting off linebacker Princely Umanmielen and making certain Monangai would get the last half of his big run without being touched.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Nowadays, their escorts are uniformed marshals rather than beautiful women in bikinis.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 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

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In his own speech at the New York awards show, Combs attempted to make peace, but in September 1995, one of Knight’s close Compton friends and bodyguards, Jake Robles, was shot and killed at an Atlanta nightclub.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
In true Renaissance fashion, the two were surrounded by their yeomen, personal bodyguards to the nobles.

— Rashad Alexander August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

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Hawaii residents and visitors should continue monitoring forecasts and any watches or warnings that may be issued as Lowell approaches the islands, the hurricane center said.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Cohen, who specializes in vintage watches and jewelry, has been a Broadway Antique Market fixture from the start, following Cerny and Nelson to Edgewater from their previous storefront.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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For evening observers, this apparition has been more frustrating than triumphant, with Venus lingering low in the glow of twilight instead of climbing into a commanding position.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Mundubile has alleged irregularities and election observers have also reported inflated vote tallies and improper administration.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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