as in accompanies
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
her father squired her to the dance to make sure she got there all right
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Big props also to editor Greg Ng, VFX supervisor Edward Douglas and the appropriate electronic score from Parsons and Edo van Breeman that accompanies this bizarro land full of constant noises that offer clues for what lies within these walls and behind these doors — or not.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 May 2026 -
Tahrir al-Khatib said the joy that accompanies Eid has been silenced in Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Of the 931 federal judges and magistrates who responded, only 15 had ever fielded a challenge to audiovisual evidence as a deepfake.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Judge Amanda Tipples, who was assisted by two magistrates, said that the initial report made by Brooks did not mention damage to the phone, but referred to harassment instead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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New York attorney Charles Rubio, who filed the bankruptcy court motion for the attendants, did not respond to a phone message seeking comment.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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In her early 20s, Tottori began as a flight attendant and spent decades rising through the airline, later serving in leadership roles including as a senior cabin attendants director in 2015.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If the justices do so, many more months will follow before the appeal is heard and adjudicated.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Presidential candidates would come under growing pressure to specify their choices in advance, effectively turning future justices into co-campaigners on the ticket.—
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Be sure to follow me for all your daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show and movie reviews and more here on this blog!—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The market, however, graded Meta’s spending outlook hike more harshly than Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft even as their capex guides were even higher.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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Now, the family seeks a fresh start with a new complaint, this time to be heard before a federal judge, rather than Lyons or any other Cook County jurists.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Former federal judges Jeremy Fogel and Liam O’Grady said jurists are losing trust in the integrity of the Department of Justice.—
Sudhin Thanawala,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Sunflowers and marigolds make excellent companions as marigolds repel pests and add color.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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The subtitle for the game is Beyond Dreams and deals with a protagonist (shown above) who is plagued by strange visions in his sleep, with what looks like a motley bunch of companions.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Squires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squires. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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