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as in custodians
a person or group that watches over someone or something
hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night
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as in keepers
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner
a watchman lives next door to scare off prowlers
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Those roles fall to separate custodians and depositories.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026 -
His members include special education and teacher aides, cafeteria workers, custodians, gardeners and bus drivers.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Consider this trio the keepers of your wellness experience, the ones who dictate your diet, decipher data from your tests, alI in the name of longevity, a rather worthy endeavor.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
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The depiction of female shopkeepers and mothers, punctuated by women like me standing by concrete building blocks, underscores our importance as memory keepers within a society that has often needed rebuilding.—
Lara N. Dotson-Renta,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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And the game pits two of the county’s best guards in junior Harmony Golightly of Mater Dei and Texas signee Amalia Holguin of Sage Hill.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Dolphins have three viable starting offensive linemen — Patrick Paul, Aaron Brewer and Austin Jackson — under contract, and that doesn’t include Jonah Savaiinaea, who was one of the worst starting offensive guards in the NFL last season.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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According to wardens, a team of trackers spotted the twins on Saturday, with monitoring and protection measures in force to increase their chances of survival.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Forest wardens walk into Kyebi Forest Reserve in the East Akim Municipal district in Ghana.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Nathan Muckey, the school’s principal, sent parents and guardians an email ahead of the walkout stressing that building and district staff would prioritize student safety in their response.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Still, child care slots remain in short supply across wide swaths of New Mexico, even as the state extends assistance beyond working parents to grandparent guardians, foster parents and people experiencing homelessness.—
Morgan Lee,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jobs, like cashiers and janitors, are least exposed to AI, while secretaries and administrative assistants are most impacted, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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News of the layoffs comes after NBC 5 Chicago reported last week that nine of 21 City Hall janitors would be laid off.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The populations in Akwa (also in southeastern Igboland) formed vigilante groups armed with rifles, built towers where sentinels were posted, and their shots would alert villagers if raiders came within sight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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That majestic array of green-gray gneiss sentinels may be the most conceptually elaborate Neolithic monument in Europe.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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This group consists largely of women who are very poor and have left the workforce to become caretakers.—
Samantha Liss,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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This week, caretakers released the bird once more and stood on the beach as the western snowy plover took flight over waves that crashed against the sandy coastline.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Watchmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchmen. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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