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Recent Examples of patrolman
The door was open when the patrolmen arrived, Diaz said.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
The survivors were also identified by police as patrolman John Hubbard and his son Jack.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Two patrolmen from the Houston Police Department responded to the scene in under four minutes, Diaz said.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
Over the course of the afternoon, every arriving train brought more deputy marshals and Indianapolis patrolmen to Storen’s operation.
—Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
The survivors were also identified by police as patrolman John Hubbard and his son Jack.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Two patrolmen from the Houston Police Department responded to the scene in under four minutes, Diaz said.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
Over the course of the afternoon, every arriving train brought more deputy marshals and Indianapolis patrolmen to Storen’s operation.
—Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolman
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Procrastinating his one shopping task until the 11th hour, Howard spends Christmas Eve on a zany citywide hunt for the impossible-to-find Turbo Man action figure his son (Jake Lloyd) wants — and no amount of mall Santas, policemen or rival dads (Sinbad) can get in his way.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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A day later, the militants detonated a car bomb near a police station in Jenin, wounding three Palestinian policemen and two civilians.Barak Ravid, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
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The Beverly Hills cop movies, spanning three theatrical releases, counts $712M at the global box office; the fourth title Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F recently becoming a Netflix streaming hit.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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That marks a Season 14 high for the family/cop drama, including the 10 episodes that aired February through May; a second straight week of growth (+11%); and a 3% increase over May’s mid-season finale.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
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On Christmas morning, officers responded to the shoreline near the 800 block of Paseo Del Mar regarding a call about a human leg being found, Palos Verdes Estates Police Capt.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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In the past week, at least 29 officers have been moved into new jobs.Maria Cramer, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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One of the first images that spread widely from that day was of a police vehicle coming under machine-gun fire, an attack that injured a policeman and policewoman.Yaakov Lappin, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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Boyd’s meeting with the policewoman, Acosta, bugged me as well.Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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All were captivated by the uncertain promise of a better future: traders and trackers, surveyors and settlers, missionaries and soldiers, lawmen and outlaws — people just making their way.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
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Check out a museum to learn more about the town's history or see where famous outlaws and lawmen are buried. Jerome: Once dubbed the Wickedest Town in the West, the hillside former copper-mining community is now filled with galleries, shops and restaurants.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
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David Hasselhoff and company tried to make this after-dark Baywatch spinoff work, but turning frequently shirtless lifeguard Mitch into a second-shift detective wasn’t a natural progression for the character.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Questioning John is Lou Smit, a homicide detective then working for the Boulder D.A.'s office.Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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A number of other Texas First Pledge signatories were elected to other offices, including Atascosa County constable, Brazos County commissioner and Smith County commissioner.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Gleason, 59, was running for his second term against Lindemann, a 58-year-old county constable for three years who had served 28 years in the Texas Department of Public Safety.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
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At the time, Riverside County sheriff investigators had little information about the shooting, let alone any information about the identity of the potential shooters.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Norman said sheriff’s office personnel responded to the Ellis County jail at about 3:45 p.m. on Monday to reports of a detention officer being attacked by an inmate.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolman. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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