Recent Examples on the WebIndeed, Dnipropetrovsk has been a key rear guard for the Ukrainian military and National Guard.—Taras Kuzio, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2015 The capelin rear guard, sensing danger, rose off the bottom in a great fleeing cloud.—Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 General Fran Sigel was assigned as rear guard for forces moving through town.—Randy McCrory, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023 By the 1990s, NHTSA had finally adopted a regulation requiring tougher rear guards.—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023 The beefier, more robust rear guards would’ve cost an additional $127 each, according to industry estimates.—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023 Striking then racing away as the Russian rear guard struggles to catch up.—David Axe, Forbes, 3 May 2023 The rear guard ensures that nothing falls into that gap between your stove and the wall.—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023 The company also looked at the feasibility of a design change to add a rear guard before the child died in March 2021, the settlement said.—Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2023
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