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a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Recent Examples of police officer
The police officer at the center of this story hadn’t planned to be one.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
As one of the few original Squid Game cast members returning for the second season, Wi Ha-joon will continue his quest as the police officer Hwang Jun-ho, who is desperate to find his missing brother and ultimately wanders into the sadistic games.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Two reporters and one police officer died in Tuesday’s attack at the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital.
—Pierre Luxama, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Among the recent cases is a Honduran man who crouched behind a wall with an undercover police officer and sold him $40 in fentanyl, according to a criminal complaint.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
As one of the few original Squid Game cast members returning for the second season, Wi Ha-joon will continue his quest as the police officer Hwang Jun-ho, who is desperate to find his missing brother and ultimately wanders into the sadistic games.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Two reporters and one police officer died in Tuesday’s attack at the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital.
—Pierre Luxama, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Among the recent cases is a Honduran man who crouched behind a wall with an undercover police officer and sold him $40 in fentanyl, according to a criminal complaint.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
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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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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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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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Dhawan plays the cop while Shroff essays the role of the main villain in the film.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Police responding to a 911 call for an assault found 35-year-old Robbie Miller wounded in the lobby of the E. New York Ave. shelter near Dean St. in Ocean Hill around 10:20 p.m. Thursday, cops said.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 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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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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