cop
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I think the job of regulators is to go there and police the markets, be the cop on the beat and punish wrongdoers who seek to take advantage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Langley responded to Lambert, saying the cop must have known she was from Texas, given the chaos unfolding in the car.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
After Bryan encounters a cop, a dog and an elderly couple living in the country, all of whom run into trouble, the movie essentially becomes a third-person-shooter videogame that takes place in a single night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Of course an actor largely known for taking down sexual offenders on a cop procedural and for being a massive Knicks fan will host the Emmys.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The cop raised a hand to his head, running it through his hair.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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The Daily Star also carries the story on the "cops probe" into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor time in Balmoral, although elsewhere it leads with tributes to Sir Patrick Stewart, who has died aged 86.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Before McClatchy, Lindsay reported for the Houston Chronicle's metro desk on the night cops beat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Daily Mirror says "Andrew cops blunder but.. it's not over".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“At least we can try and save our cops from going on wild goose chases.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
There was another commotion, and then he saw the cops, three of them, all pushing people to one side or the other.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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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
And no athlete’s copped to the injection, which, for the record, is supposedly hyaluronic acid, if you’re shopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
I could have copped it for a couple of days but it went on for five days.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
The 26-year-old has copped plenty in Australia, though in that he is not alone.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
But I hadn’t, and now Ms. Faraci was going to wave that thing in the air until someone copped to leaving it on my desk.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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To be clear, Ballmer’s not copping to the laundry list of allegations in the league’s investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
Hugh got involved when he got "fed up with farmers copping a lot of flak" about their emissions.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
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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