Example Sentences

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However, some U.S. officials and lawmakers are worried about the stability of facilities across northeast Syria, where the SDF is guarding thousands of prisoners belonging to the so-called Islamic State group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

The group says it is guarding the Russian ambassador in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso capital.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

The big concern for Birmingham is guarding against complacency.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

Meanwhile, unbeknown to Ann, Huong is guarding a secret of her own.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023

No one but me, she thinks, is guarding the coast tonight.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García