keep watch
idiom
: to watch to make sure that no one is coming
She kept watch outside while the others robbed the bank.
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But while police were on strike, students and other volunteers in Dhaka and elsewhere banded together to patrol neighborhoods and keep watch, sometimes carrying sticks and umbrellas.
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Krutika Pathi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
Just as Madigan has helped keep watch over Baltimore County, Isabel Mercedes Cumming has been indispensable in reviewing matters in Baltimore City.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
Still, the money for this limited, Phase 1, project is in place, but GDC can’t use a penny of it until all five of its officers are in place, including a yet to be hired inspector general to keep watch on the $16 billion.
—Michael Aronson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
Instead, one day soon, users could press play on a video and keep watch on a status bar that indicates the likelihood that the audio may be AI-generated.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 May 2024
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Krutika Pathi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
Just as Madigan has helped keep watch over Baltimore County, Isabel Mercedes Cumming has been indispensable in reviewing matters in Baltimore City.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
Still, the money for this limited, Phase 1, project is in place, but GDC can’t use a penny of it until all five of its officers are in place, including a yet to be hired inspector general to keep watch on the $16 billion.
—Michael Aronson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
Instead, one day soon, users could press play on a video and keep watch on a status bar that indicates the likelihood that the audio may be AI-generated.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 May 2024
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“Keep watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20watch. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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