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as in custodian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night
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Who watches the watchmen—or, in Fortune 500 terms, who audits the auditors?
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Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
His grandfather was the city’s first night watchman, and his father served on the school board, city council, and as mayor.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
The original point-and-click survival game challenges players to work a night shift at Freddy's as watchman Mike Schmidt (played by Josh Hutcherson in the movie).
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 27 Oct. 2023
In his first five night-shift stints as watchman at a disused ’80s amusement park/arcade mall — Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place — Mike stares glaze-eyed at security monitors, then drifts into violent 3-D incidents, His circumstance incarnates the hell that Morrissey sings about.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2023
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Being recognized as a child's legal custodian or guardian is costly and difficult, so having access to legal help can be extremely important.Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 18 Oct. 2024
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The custodian ultimately decided to leave the district amid ongoing harassment, according to Munson.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2024
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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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Matchup to watch: Oregon State left guard Joshua Gray vs. SJSU defensive lineman Soane Toia.Christian Vieyra, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles Lakers will send guard Bronny James to their G-League affiliate beginning Saturday, per ESPN.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The 69-year-old country legend dressed up as Delia Deetz, who was played by Catherine O'Hara in the original Tim Burton film, while Linn, 67, joined in the fun as Danny DeVito's ghostly janitor character in this year's sequel, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Genet is a mustache-twirling villain who rose from museum janitor to nefarious warlord . . .Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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The Arkansas program can provide birth control to minors without a parent or guardian’s consent.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Created by Spanish developers Nomada Studio, whose previous game Gris (2018) was a visually stunning exploration of grief, Neva is about the cycles of happiness and sorrow, feelings of pride and fear, and the never-ending need to protect, as felt by a parent or guardian.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
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Her attorneys have filed a motion accusing the prison warden of disregarding a lawful order by not releasing her yet.Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
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Alcatraz’ warden, James Aloysius Johnston, wasn't as easily swayed as those prison officials Capone had previously encountered.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Seems dolphins are one of the major biological sentinels of our plastic pollution.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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But it’s had many lives: a residence for noble families, a Nazarene college, a sentinel of resilience that resisted Napoleonic invasions and endured the dark days of Nazi rule.Ann Abel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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The story of a college dropout who becomes his terminally ill grandmother’s caretaker prompted a local viral trend of social media users filming themselves crying after seeing it.Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
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The full process will take about three to four weeks, with caretakers expecting Pesto to lose all of his youthful down by sometime in November.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Watchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchman. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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