Guards
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy said they allowed over 25 vessels including oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Rubio entered the Vatican through the Arch of the Bells, a privilege reserved for senior dignitaries, flanked by the colorfully clad Swiss Guards, who have been providing security to popes since 1506.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Plain-clothed security - from the paramilitary volunteer Basij, or the Islamic Revolutionary Guards - are ubiquitous now.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
This means the Revolutionary Guards ideological army under Vahidi "now more nakedly exercises power", he added.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
The regimental engineer of the 46th Guards, Klavdiya Ilushina, insisted that they had “absolute equal opportunity with men.”
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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