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honor guards

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plural of honor guard

as in defenders

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The All-Pro defensive tackle agrees to a six-year, $135-million deal, which surpasses Von Miller’s contract in Denver as the new benchmark for defenders.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
El Sayed’s defenders have sought to justify the comments, noting the attacker lost family in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of defenders

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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

Definition of escorts

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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
The Dutch police assigned round-the-clock bodyguards to protect Tahmasbi and began shuttling him through a series of safe houses.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bodyguards

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Lefties, meanwhile, should wear their watches on the right wrist for the exact same reasons.

— Larissa Ratschkowski, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026
Tornados are relatively rare in Italy, and there were no watches or warnings for the possibility of such a weather event were issued, according to Italy’s civil protection agency.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of watches

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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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