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honor guards

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plural of honor guard

as in defenders

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Incoming ballistic missiles can travel at several kilometers per second, leaving defenders with only a narrow engagement window.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Haaland then broke through Ivory Coast’s defenders to seal the win in the 86th minute.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of defenders

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Leonard said different kids from the Ryogoku Soccer Academy will be on the pitch for that as player escorts, but perhaps Messi will want to enlist Enoch.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
In March, shortly after a federal judge ruled that a previous set of Hegseth’s press restrictions were unconstitutional, the Pentagon implemented a new set of interim guidelines, including the one requiring press escorts.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 June 2026

Definition of escorts

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All eyes on the Crab Rodríguez Castro entered through the back door of El Antojo restaurant in Old Havana several days later, flanked by bodyguards.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Members of the Jalisco cartel have been charged with orchestrating the attack and several of Manzo’s bodyguards were arrested for possible participation.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026

Definition of bodyguards

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Anna Rose Layden / Getty Images In the Southwest, extreme heat watches cover parts of Arizona and California, including Phoenix and Tucson, and go into effect Tuesday through Thursday.

— Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Other states with extreme heat warnings included Tennessee, Indiana and Kentucky, with extreme heat watches issued for southern California and southwest Arizona.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of watches

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Sky observers say the Fourth of July is when the shortening of days becomes noticeably more rapid.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
Diarists and observers, including hymn writer John Newton and militia officers, often treated the event as an omen reflecting the gravity of the Revolution.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 July 2026

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