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guardian

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It is my understanding that The Guardian is a highly regarded newspaper in the UK.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.

noun

A superior in a Franciscan monastery.

noun

(law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for guardian.

Example sentences

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It is my understanding that The Guardian is a highly regarded newspaper in the UK.

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The only clarification I'd add is that while the Guardian is left-wing, it's not radically left-wing.

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For years the Bay Guardian has been the standard bearer for grumpy hippy activism (and by 'grumpy' I mean an interest in basic fiscal rectitude).

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The Guardian has a pretty good online feature that aggregates the data on police-involved killings.

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I am not from the UK, but I tend to treat the Guardian like the New York Times.

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The Guardian are, by US terms, unrepentantly left-wing, but they're the finest unrepentantly left-wing newspaper in the world, bar none.

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In fact it seems like most requests are just individuals looking to protect their privacy, as these accidental release of stats to The Guardian show.

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The Guardian and Observer are reputable news sources in the UK.

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Contact The Guardian and share the issue with them 2.

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There was quite a good Guardian article about it.

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When did the Guardian become the big bad?

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How trusted is The Observer and guardian.co.uk?

Quote examples

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I got a good laugh out of this comment at the Guardian: "I think it renders the whole thing pointless.

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The recent article in The Guardian titled "The end of capitalism has begun" is closely relevant and has a lot to say on the economic situation driving these kinds of ideas.

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When John Kerry called Snowden a coward and a traitor, Ellsberg wrote an article for the Guardian, "Snowden would not get a fair trial - and Kerry is wrong" [1], concluding: "John Kerry's challenge to Snowden to return and face trial is either disingenuous or simply ignorant that current prosecutions under the Espionage Act allow no distinction whatever between a patriotic whistleblower and a spy.

Proper noun examples

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Sometimes my most successful stories which ended up in TechCrunch (of course), WSJ, Forbes, The Guardian, etc.

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I emailed a link to this post to a friend who works at The Guardian.

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(One of Giles Bowkett's posts about this page makes an interesting comparison of the visual layout of Hacker News versus that of the Guardian.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use guardian in a sentence?

It is my understanding that The Guardian is a highly regarded newspaper in the UK.

What does guardian mean?

Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.

What part of speech is guardian?

guardian is commonly used as noun.