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Guards

British  
/ ɡɑːdz /

plural noun

    1. (esp in European armies) any of various regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and, formerly, the protection of the head of state

      the Life Guards

      the Grenadier Guards

    2. ( as modifier )

      a Guards regiment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Instead, he arrived that fall in the front-line village of Mykilske, part of Russia’s 36th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a ship hit naval mines and sank while passing through what they called an "unauthorised" route in the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

U.S. officials said the rocket launchers that were struck belonged to the Revolutionary Guards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

He added that the Guards were involved in the talks and that the maps under discussion were drawn up by the armed forces.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

The 125th M. M. Raskova Guards had spent the winter in a village practically destroyed by the Germans.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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