Guards
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Even the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ command and control over its components is uncertain, due in part to Iran’s longstanding defensive strategy to decentralize authority, which it executed at the war’s outset.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 12, 2026
Zolghadr's career has been embedded in the Guards and his appointment was seen as further bolstering the role of the ideological army.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Khamenei was not the only top official killed, with a whole echelon of senior figures wiped out including Revolutionary Guards chief Mohammad Pakpour, Khamenei's military advisor Ali Shamkhani and defence minister Aziz Nasirzadeh.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Prince William appears in his Welsh Guards dress uniform alongside his daughter, 11.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
Like the armorers of the 46th Guards, the armorers of the 587th Regiment handled over three tons of bombs in a day.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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