rear guard

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Noun
  • If convicted she could be executed by firing squad.
    Frank Andrews, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • The identities of all firing squad members will be confidential, per state law.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The highway patrol did not immediately respond to The Star’s request for comment.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Other public safety measures the city has recently taken is the purchase of a $98,400 police patrol boat to help with the increasing number of service calls to Lake Grapevine.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Along with a half-dozen other leading-edge American space outfits including Blue Origin, Axiom Space and Starlab Space, SpaceX has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to develop orbital outposts that could host NASA and Allied astronauts through the next decades.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Finley’s Fiction, an outpost of the one on Shelter Island, will have kids’ story hour on Saturday mornings and author events; in July, Kate Doerge and Katharine Holabird.
    Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Epstein said the stunt doubles as a virtual watch party for fans who couldn't make it to New York.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The consumer version compresses that same idea into a ring, watch or app.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Park rangers and mountain guides install and maintain snow pickets — which are used to help build anchors for extra protection on areas like steep slopes — between the high camp and Denali Pass, the park has said.
    Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • Park rangers and mountain guides install and maintain snow pickets — which are used to help build anchors for extra protection on areas like steep slopes — between the high camp and Denali Pass, the park has said.
    Becky Bohrer, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Finally, unable to stand down the household guard on her own, Alicent confesses her scheme to Helaena, who orders the sentries on the ramparts to hold fire when Rhaenyra flies in on Syrax.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Moss has colonized the ceiling, and tall trees keep sentry over the store’s diverse and eclectic inventory.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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“Rear guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rear%20guard. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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