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• The Flames possess one of the top scorers in the Horizon League in Josh Mayo, as the guard is averaging 16.9 ppg. —  WISN.com - Local News
• My station as a guard was at the Prophet's mansion. —  The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite
• Members of the guard were always sure of sympathetic spectators during the one regular ceremony--guard-mounting--held just after sunset, for the Apache prisoners at the guard-house begged to be allowed to remain without the prison room until a little after the "retreat" visit of the officer of the day, and, roosting along the guard-house porch, to gaze silently forth at the little band of soldiery in the center of the parade, and there to listen as silently to the music of the fife and drum. —  An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier
• This, however, was not necessary, for a guard was already on the alert, and making all the ado that would become the wreck of a steamer with a thousand emigrants aboard. —  Sailing Alone Around the World
• "Isn't she wonderfully improved since that unexpected turning of the Worm Francesca rejoined us just as the guard was about to lock us in, and flung herself down, quite breathless from her unusual exertion Well, we are travelling third for once, and the money is saved, or at least it is ready to spend again at the first opportunity. —  Penelope's Experiences in Scotland

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