as in to escort
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
her father squired her to the dance to make sure she got there all right
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Recent Examples of squire
Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The teen idols squired Evert and Navratilova to a drive-in movie.
—Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
However, that plan was thwarted by Armand de Caulaincourt, Napoleon’s grand squire, who dumped the gunpowder out of the guns.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
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The press corps fell back behind the circulation desk only after New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu, who was squiring Haley across the state all weekend, took the stage.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The teen idols squired Evert and Navratilova to a drive-in movie.
—Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
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The series, which is based on George R.R. Martin's novella The Hedge Knight, began production in June and tells the story of Dunk joining the Kingsguard while his squire, Aegon V Targaryen, eventually ascends the Iron Throne.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
However, that plan was thwarted by Armand de Caulaincourt, Napoleon’s grand squire, who dumped the gunpowder out of the guns.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
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In another clip of a House hearing in 2018, Long drowns out heckling from political activist and Trump supporter Laura Loomer by using his auctioneer voice as she is escorted from the room by security.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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According to his account, he was escorted backstage to greet the Backstreet Boys — among the night’s performing acts — in the group’s dressing room.Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Arnault was interrogated by investigating magistrates but neither he nor LVMH were ever put on trial.AFP, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
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Subramanian is the fourth judge to deny Combs bail after a federal magistrate, the prior district court judge assigned to the case and an appeals court judge.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Similar pronouncements accompanied Trump’s initial election in 2016, and Barack Obama’s sweeping victory eight years earlier.Bruce J. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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The report and the accompanying video—which features the accusers telling their stories in shadow—are all in Swedish, but according to an online translation, Djerf has been accused of bullying, favoritism, creating a toxic work environment, being fatphobic, and more.Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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To indicate the caliber of the people that Duke brought in, his general counsel, his chief lawyer was a clerk for the chief justice of the Supreme Court.Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 10 Dec. 2024
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The guide also includes five new inductees to our Hall of Fame, including an evergreen for Cajun-Creole cooking and the restaurant that helped codify the city’s style of California-Mediterranean cuisine.Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Travel companies like The Legacy Untold help make the airport experience seamless; you’ll be greeted upon arrival by your guide and driver.Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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Last year, a Milwaukee County circuit judge ordered Sherard to pay $1.35 million because of an electrical fire at one of his rental properties that killed two people.Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
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Thursday's arguments were presided over by circuit judges Jerry Edwin Smith, an appointee of Ronald Reagan; Edith Brown Clement, an appointee of George W. Bush; and Stephen A. Higginson, an appointee of Barack Obama.Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Last but not least this week is the furry companions of pet sitter Renee Mendiola.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Frankenstein was intended to be the perfect companion for his intelligent creator, but became a monster.Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The justice ordered the shutdown after months of conflict with Musk, who called the jurist authoritarian and a censor, despite de Moraes' rulings, including the suspension of X, being repeatedly upheld by the court. X ultimately complied with all of de Moraes' demands.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Eager to extend the Warren Court’s liberal jurisprudence and fearful that his Great Society might suffer the fate of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal initiatives at the hands of conservative jurists, Johnson resolved to maintain the institution’s ideological bent.Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Squire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squire. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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