in the line of duty
idiom
: while doing one's job
a soldier/policeman/fireman who was killed in the line of duty
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Among them, 38 died in the line of duty, 11 in training and 27 during missions, according to the division.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The latest: Former police officer Adam Coy, Columbus' first to be found guilty of murder in the line of duty, awaits a sentencing hearing.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Briese was the son of former Yellowstone County Sheriff's Officer David Briese, who also died in the line of duty.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
In the wake of her husband’s death in the line of duty, a stricken Santosh (Shahana Goswami) comes face to face with how precarious her situation is, as a childless woman in a sexist society without visible means of support (and dismissively mean in-laws to boot).
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The latest: Former police officer Adam Coy, Columbus' first to be found guilty of murder in the line of duty, awaits a sentencing hearing.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Briese was the son of former Yellowstone County Sheriff's Officer David Briese, who also died in the line of duty.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
In the wake of her husband’s death in the line of duty, a stricken Santosh (Shahana Goswami) comes face to face with how precarious her situation is, as a childless woman in a sexist society without visible means of support (and dismissively mean in-laws to boot).
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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