security guard
noun
: a person whose job is to guard a place (such as a store or museum) and make sure the people and things in it are not harmed
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Video circulating on social media shows a young man in a black hoodie with his back against a chain link fence, alongside a security guard and surrounded by bystanders screaming and swearing at him.
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Associated Press, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
After the call, a Petco security guard took Cole and his father into the Padres’ dugout.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
The allegation is that Wright and two older men went into Tokyo’s upmarket Harry Winston jewellery store, posing as customers, before one of them attacked a 47-year-old security guard and hammers were used to smash an octagonal glass display cabinet containing precious gems.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The verdict mentioned in the advertisement was awarded in November by a Tarrant County jury who found that a man suffered severe brain injuries when a security guard at a Texas Live!
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
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Associated Press, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
After the call, a Petco security guard took Cole and his father into the Padres’ dugout.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
The allegation is that Wright and two older men went into Tokyo’s upmarket Harry Winston jewellery store, posing as customers, before one of them attacked a 47-year-old security guard and hammers were used to smash an octagonal glass display cabinet containing precious gems.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The verdict mentioned in the advertisement was awarded in November by a Tarrant County jury who found that a man suffered severe brain injuries when a security guard at a Texas Live!
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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