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cop

[kop] / kɒp /


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That was all inarguably true, and the guy has form, as they say on British cop shows.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

Machado’s attempts to return highlight the mixed messages from the U.S. being delivered behind closed doors, in what multiple people described as a “good cop, bad cop” dynamic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

The sessions went so well that Morali asked Willis to front the group, which adopted campy archetypes of masculinity — cop, cowboy and construction worker among them — in their stage costumes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Known for his signature "cop" and "admiral" stage personas, Willis left the group in 1980.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

“He’s fine, ma’am. We believe he may have started the fire,” the cop says.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

The 69-year-old New Orleans native has never wavered in his claims of innocence, insisting since his 1977 arrest that the cops had the wrong guy.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

In other cases reported in US media, cops used Flock to track women who had abortions -- illegal in several US states.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

She argued that the department’s investigators cherry-picked cases involving Cancino while ignoring similar behavior by other Mission cops.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“You can’t stop trash collection. We need cops and firefighters and mechanics.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

The cops come, and we're the only ones still here.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Outside of a few exceptions, substantial shares of college students in all disciplines have copped to ChatGPT-ing their way through school.

From Slate May 20, 2026

Peter Attia, the longevity guru and bestselling author who recently resigned from CBS when his sophomoric banter with Epstein came to light, copped to his blind attraction to power.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

The Bath wing copped a first unfortunate yellow card for not releasing the tackled man and then a clumsy second, blundering into an airborne Kyle Steyn.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

I could have copped it for a couple of days but it went on for five days.

From Barron's Jan. 2, 2026

Ducky’s mom had came to the game and she took him home and me and Nick copped the subway uptown.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

South African lock Lood de Jager will miss the rest of the Autumn Series of internationals after copping a four-match ban for a no-arms tackle a win over France at the weekend.

From Barron's Nov. 11, 2025

“Our experiments make it all but certain that these systems are in fact training on copyrighted material,” Marcus told me, something that the companies have been coy about copping to explicitly.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2024

"I remember standing on the fine-leg boundary in Pretoria and copping it from South Africa fans," he says.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2023

Whether it’s earnestly copping to the band’s lofty commercial ambitions or Johnson’s intimate, relatable lyrics that play out like a house party heart-to-heart, authenticity has been a big part of the band’s appeal.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2022

You know, check the place out—make sure ain't no badges copping some z's in the back.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers




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