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"A ceremony during which the soldiers or other officials guarding a major government building or state residence, especially Buckingham Palace in England, are replaced by a new shift."
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"ref": "1972, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker (lyrics and music), “Change of the Guard”, performed by Steely Dan",
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"ref": "1978, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “Changing of the Guards”, in Street-Legal",
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"ref": "1989 November 20, S. C. Gwynne, “Running Low On Gas”, in Time, archived from the original on 2010-10-22",
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