deputies

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The parliament will choose the new presiding officer, as well as two deputies, in a secret ballot.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

But prosecutors allege that Mejer had, months earlier, talked to deputies about her son riding the electric motorcycle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Sheriff’s deputies even used ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs to search the property of his father, Ruben Flores, in Arroyo Grande in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

But once in office he and the deputies he hired, especially Vinay Prasad, did the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The document also commended the local sheriff for his prompt and successful action to protect property and persons in the vicinity and for his judgment in selecting his deputies.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell