Guard
Tend
Tend verb - To take charge of especially on behalf of another.
Usage example: tend the store while I run an errand
Guard is a synonym for tend in care for topic. You can use "Guard" instead a verb "Tend", if it concerns topics such as protection, watch over.
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And strangely enough, while bulldogs tend to be used in media for this trope, they tend to be one of the worst suited breeds for guard dogs in real life, due to their amiable disposition and poor athletic ability.
Source: Angry Guard Dog -
Also, the thorns tend to quickly eat whatever dies or lets its guard down within it.
Source: The Hedge of Thorns -
Again, when the studio guard, who had stood loyally at his side for all this time, abandons him to tend to other business.
Source: Film / The Running Man
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