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Recent Examples of honor guard
Ceremonies held as part of the state funeral may include participation from military bands, honor guards and National Guard and U.S. Armed Forces Reserve units.
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Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
An Army honor guard thanked Wandel for her father’s service and presented her with a folded flag.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
On the tarmac, standing at attention and saluting, were sailors in their dress whites and an honor guard in service dress blues and campaign hats.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
The honor guard lined up at the church’s entrance as attendees trickled outside into the courtyard, including Gov. Katie Hobbs, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
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Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
An Army honor guard thanked Wandel for her father’s service and presented her with a folded flag.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
On the tarmac, standing at attention and saluting, were sailors in their dress whites and an honor guard in service dress blues and campaign hats.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
The honor guard lined up at the church’s entrance as attendees trickled outside into the courtyard, including Gov. Katie Hobbs, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honor guard
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Their defenders were chasing him around screens with an extra level of ferocity.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Mitchell, a skilled defender, was averaging 24.5 minutes in 44 games and 22 starts in Toronto.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the film Owen Wilson plays Arnold Albertson, a Broadway director who has a habit of sleeping with escorts and then staking them money to do something else with their lives.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ocampo was one of more than 300 people who rallied for immigrants’ rights and marched two miles together with a police escort carrying signs of support and protest Saturday in Waukegan criticizing the president’s deportation efforts.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Heather severely wounds Vic with a chessboard to the head before Slater's bodyguard Stan (Cris Costa) shoots her.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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The assailant, Shane Stant, was hired by Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt, to break her right knee.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Photo : Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. A convoy of Urus Performante examples take part in the marque’s approximately 560-mile Esperienza Avventura drive in China.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2025
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The convoy of OCTAs set off to climb those mountains, trading pebbled roads for harder tracks in places, and some cement surfaces where runoff was an obvious issue.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The position flourishes when an offensive lineman does his job, and that has led to NFL quarterbacks giving their offensive linemen gifts like Rolex watches, and more.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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For its brand Chopard, De Rigo unveiled the latest Red Carpet design inspired by the jeweler’s fine watch collection.—
Martino Carrera,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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The proposed guardian must submit a Title 14 guardianship application to the Maricopa County Juvenile Court.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The students are children who have been sent away by their parents or guardians to study at Quranic boarding schools in what’s known as the almajiri system.—
Ogar Monday,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
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According to a press release from the Clovis Police Department, the chase began just after 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, after an officer on patrol near the Fowler and Alluvial avenues noticed a suspicious vehicle in the area.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Coast Guard cutter Campbell returned to its port on Monday in Newport, Rhode Island, after a patrol mission through the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean that lasted 63 days.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.—
Dave Birkett,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2022
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