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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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has confirmed the death of Larijani, along with his son Morteza Larijani and the head of his office, Alireza Bayat, as well as several guards, the Associated Press reported.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026 -
The only guards on duty today are hat-tipping doormen ushering guests into snow-white corridors lined with gold.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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The wardens said the fish was flagged after a metal-detecting wand alerted to the potential presence of a foreign object.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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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
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The union represents more than 30,000 district employees, including teacher aides, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, computer techs, custodians and gardeners.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Most gold custodians allow investors to complete the application online or over the phone, and approval typically occurs within a few days once identity verification and basic documentation are completed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The best thing parents and guardians can do to avoid these exposures is to lock these substances away and have discussions about the risks of using drugs like nicotine and cannabis, Campbell said.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Spring break is finally here in Oklahoma, and parents and guardians are looking for ways to keep kids busy until school returns.—
Cheyenne Derksen,
Oklahoman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Two snakes brought to her school for a Lyceum program got out of their glass boxes, sending students scrambling to stand on chairs, keepers racing to find the creatures, and teachers trying to hustle kids out of the auditorium.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the engine room, Hoff spoke of how some keepers went mad because of the foghorn blasting every few seconds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Above the Agency house, a hundred yards away, Fort King’s sentinels scanned the area.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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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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“Warders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warders. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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