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warders

noun

plural of warder

as in guards

a person or group that watches over someone or something as warder of the velvet rope, he decides who gets into the fashionable nightclub and who doesn't

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Recent Examples of warders Yeoman warders take part in the ceremonial search ahead of the state opening. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026

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Noun

Ukrainian border guards patrol the area around the clock using armored vehicles, drones and other surveillance systems.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The fan guards in the walk-in cooler was encrusted with residue.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of guards

Noun

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department — Game wardens, rescue boat teams and helicopters with hoist capability to assist with water rescues.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 July 2026
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

Definition of wardens

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While custodians often calculate RMDs, taxpayers should verify these amounts, as errors can still lead to IRS penalties.

— Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Even a band like Opeth, unwavering custodians of 21st-century prog, hardly share much in common with other metal bands representing this style.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

Definition of custodians

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In a statement Wednesday, police urged parents and guardians to have open conversations with their children about safe touch and inappropriate adult behavior.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 July 2026
The pieces resonate with fellow Eaton fire survivors, some of whom embrace the whimsical figures as protective guardians and first artworks in new homes.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of guardians

Noun

The wallabies and kangaroos were introduced to their space in early May, and Disney gradually allowed more interaction with people, first with keepers and select cast members, then with the public, at a distance outside the fencing.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
The best English ball-keepers were on the bench or had been left at home.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of keepers

Noun

In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
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

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