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Meanings of guarded in English

Characterized by caution.

Prudent.

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Usage of guarded in English
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Residents said armed men also guarded major banks, including the central bank.
Reuters
2
But such knowledge must be particularly carefully guarded in the current era.
Reuters
3
Several, but all the public entrances so far have looked well guarded.
The shifter
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He would need to learn whether the place was guarded at night.
Knife of dreams
5
The city is guarded, and aid agencies provide food, shelter and medicine.
Reuters
6
The Spaniards guarded all the passages; an officer appeared announcing the truce.
World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
7
Missouri State troopers guarded the doors to the chamber during the event.
Reuters
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His guarded house in Srinagar has been attacked several times with grenades.
Reuters
9
Freeling was exceedingly deferential in the beginning and guarded in his speech.
Cast Adrift
10
America was better-guarded against a revisionist power's external activities as a result.
The Irish Times
11
So they watched the strange plant; they guarded it and protected it.
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
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It is now guarded around-the-clock by Palestinian police, quartered in caravans outside.
Reuters
13
The Afghan capital is heavily guarded by the Afghan army and police.
Reuters
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Much of this work is a collection of jealously guarded trade secrets.
Wired
15
We could have you taken to a more private area and guarded.
The Neutronium Alchemist
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The children are guarded by a second red dragon in this room.
Dragons of autumn twilight
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United Kingdom
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