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convoy

[kon-voi, kuhn-voi, kon-voi] / ˈkɒn vɔɪ, kənˈvɔɪ, ˈkɒn vɔɪ /
NOUN
guard, escort
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On Friday, the convoy left the stadium just minutes after the body had been removed.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Now is the time to ‘end the economic war on Cuba,’ say Cuban Americans for Cuba, an emerging collective that joined the recent convoy to Havana.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A convoy of white and black turbaned mullahs in camouflage, guns strapped across their chests, growls past in a parade of motorcycles - another startling moment of this night.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

As Brennan and his team left the airport in a convoy of Toyota SUVs, the rubble and wreckage from years of war marked the landscape of sand, brush and sheep herds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

He trotted his camels to the head of the convoy and glared at me as he passed.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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