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noun

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Verb
The series, which is based on George R.R. Martin's novella The Hedge Knight, began production in June and tells the story of Dunk joining the Kingsguard while his squire, Aegon V Targaryen, eventually ascends the Iron Throne. Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024 However, that plan was thwarted by Armand de Caulaincourt, Napoleon’s grand squire, who dumped the gunpowder out of the guns. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
Noun
In 2004, while district attorney, Harris squired around an Illinois state senator who had come to San Francisco to fundraise for his first US Senate run: Barack Obama. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024 Bismarck, a country squire and political genius, used Germany's new semi-democratic political structure to rise to power. Jonathan Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2011 See All Example Sentences for squire
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Verb
  • Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, was wearing a standard two-piece yellow jail uniform with a yellow T-shirt underneath and orange slippers when federal marshals escorted him into court on Thursday.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
  • The ride stopped in horizontal position right before its signature 90-degree tilt, and riders were safely escorted off the ride's 160-foot tall tower, Tony Clark, a Cedar Point spokesperson, said in an email to the Free Press on Thursday, July 3.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The bombs did not distinguish between evil magistrates and political prisoners, or the 18- to 20-year-old conscripts tasked with escorting them.
    Siamak Namazi, Time, 25 June 2025
  • Meer Deen, a union representative, testified during a May 14 magistrate hearing with union and city attorneys, according to a court transcript.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • Wednesday is predicted to put an end to the week’s streak of showers and thunderstorms with mostly sunny conditions expected throughout the day accompanied by a high of 88.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
  • Costly Fourth of July barbecues in California Fireworks aren’t the only thing accompanying Californians’ Fourth of July celebrations this year — higher grocery prices will as well.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The Florida signers include former ABA president Martha Barnett and two retired state Supreme Court chief justices, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince. Barnett and Quince are board members of Lawyers Defending American Democracy, which filed the complaint.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
  • Among them is a new chief justice, Hugo Aguilar, who would become the country’s first top jurist of Indigenous origin since the legendary Benito Juárez, who also served as president, more than a century and a half ago.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Stargazers looking to understand Earth’s natural satellite better should check out our ultimate guide to exploring the lunar surface, along with our guides to the best telescopes and binoculars for exploring the solar system.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 July 2025
  • Check out our guides to the Best Sleeping Bags and the Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Griffen was reelected without opposition in 2000 but lost to Rita Gruber, a Pulaski County circuit judge, in 2008.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2025
  • Her position was cited and quoted by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg when the Supreme Court ruled against VMI — bringing a jolt of energy and confidence to the new circuit judge.
    Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • One 2023 paper in Pacific Conservation Biology reported that nearly 75% of companion animals studied—from horses to dogs to smaller mammals—showed fear responses to fireworks.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 July 2025
  • Arizona Republic Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
    AZCentral.com, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The question was posed by the Manhattan jurist after the prosecution rested following a more than six-week-long presentation of evidence against the hip-hop maven.
    Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • Among them is a new chief justice, Hugo Aguilar, who would become the country’s first top jurist of Indigenous origin since the legendary Benito Juárez, who also served as president, more than a century and a half ago.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025

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