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wardens

noun

plural of warden

as in guards

a person or group that watches over someone or something in his role as warden of the school, a principal must provide a safe environment for the students

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a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner served as warden for the country estate

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Recent Examples of wardens Exceptions include their use by police officers or animal wardens in an official capacity, at an archery club or paintball gun club, at a public or private range designed for that purpose, or to protect human life or property. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 There’s also a tiny museum and a house where the island’s wardens live. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 July 2026 At least two Colorado prison wardens participated in a racist, homophobic group chat on both personal and work cellphones for years, prompting an internal investigation into their conduct that has stretched for 15 months. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 29 June 2026 The juvenile bear’s wander across campus late Thursday and early Friday prompted an advisory to students and a search by UC Davis police and wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as Yolo County Animal Control. — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026 The state wardens and other cops who knew and worked with Bob Markle weren’t just honoring his memory by attending his funeral. — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026 Armas said the prison wardens never switched off the lights. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026 Staff contacted the wardens, who conducted a necropsy and found three weights in the fish’s stomach. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026 Roughly 100 lawsuits had already been filed against the company, its wardens, officers and medical staff in 2025 by August, Nashville Scene reported. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026

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The Lakers were eliminated by Oklahoma City, who relied on standout performances from young guards Jared McCain and Ajay Mitchell to overcome a quiet series from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and an injury to Jalen Williams.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Armed guards routinely patrol outside synagogues, Jewish community centers and schools.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of guards

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Other times, lackluster crosses in crucial moment allowed for easy cleanup by the keepers.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Without keepers present for daily maintenance in the oft-harsh and briny air, many fell into disrepair and were considered excess property by the federal government, which did not set aside much money for preservation.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of keepers

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Previously, Circle needed third-party banks and custodians to hold the cash and Treasury assets backing USDC.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 10 July 2026
The deals, reached to avert a strike in April, promised double-digit raises to teachers, aides, custodians and other workers.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of custodians

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Some child daycare programs can be exempt from licensing if parents and guardians are on the same premises and if they are not operated on certain sites, including malls or ski facilities.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 July 2026
The department also warned that minors are not exempt from prosecution and said parents or guardians may be held legally or financially responsible for damage caused by their children.

— Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

Definition of guardians

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The congregation started to arrive at the usual time, about half an hour before Mass on a recent Saturday afternoon, the old church slowly filling with the descendants and caretakers of a place of great serenity but also great loss.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Over the weekend, however, caretakers observed a rapid decline in Makan’s condition.

— Reeti Malhotra July 1, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of caretakers

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Here and there, fire, wind, and flood would have broken the forest into a mosaic of old and new, grass and forest, shrubs and sentinels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
At the end of one of the castle’s walkways, after a turn or two—by electric cart, bicycle, or on foot—and with the air filled with the scent of pine, rosemary, and jasmine, the sentinels are waiting, carved into the rock where the fort’s cannons were once located.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

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