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guardian angels  

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  • shortened name for The Alliance of Guardian Angels, Inc., a nonprofit organization of volunteers whose mission is to fight crime and provide positive role models for youth. The Guardian Angels was founded in 1979 by Curtis Sliwa in New York City. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Guardian Angels]

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