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custodian, guard, guardian, keeper, lookout, minder, picket, sentinel, sentry, warder, watch, watcher, watchman
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Gordon was a lifelong Episcopalian and member, warden and vestryman of the Church of the Holy Trinity. — courant.com, "Gordon W. Adams," 28 Aug. 2019 And Cory closes the segment with his take on the guilty plea of the former Cuyahoga County jail warden and his promise to cooperate with criminal investigations there. — cleveland.com, "Botched voter purge, death knell for executions, three controversial judges, Cleveland’s rare moment and Troy Smith on the Avengers -- This Week in the CLE," 22 Aug. 2019 The death sparked harsh criticism of the federal prison system and led former wardens and U.S. lawmakers to question how a high-profile inmate could get the opportunity to take his own life after what was believed to be a previous attempt. — NBC News, "Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in Manhattan jail cell, autopsy report says," 16 Aug. 2019 His death prompted the Justice Department to place two guards on leave and remove the jail’s warden pending the outcome of investigations by the FBI and the department’s inspector general. — sun-sentinel.com, "Jeffrey Epstein’s accuser sues as questions swirl about sex offender’s death," 14 Aug. 2019 His death prompted the Justice Department to place two guards assigned to watch Epstein on administrative leave and temporarily reassign the jail’s warden to an office post pending the outcome of two investigations. — Michael Balsamo, The Denver Post, "Jeffrey Epstein jail guards suspected of falsifying logs, AP sources say," 14 Aug. 2019 Her friend was fired as the prison warden and replaced with an abusive, power-hungry, drug-smuggling guard. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Ballad of Taystee Jefferson," 31 July 2019 The program picked up a real wireless alert while filming Texas game wardens in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, "'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' 'The Walking Dead' fined by FCC over use of emergency-alert tones," 15 Aug. 2019 Tarrant County game wardens are offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for killing the alligator. — Michelle Iracheta, Houston Chronicle, "Texas Game wardens offer reward for info on alligator killed only for its tail," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'warden.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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