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sheriff

[sher-if] / ˈʃɛr ɪf /
NOUN
law enforcement officer
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“The sheriff evacuated 60,000 people out of a portion of Spokane in a matter of two hours without injury or accident,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The notes were addressed to Savannah Guthrie and the Guthrie family, and sent to a local TV station in Tucson, Arizona, in the days after Nancy Guthrie disappeared, according to the sheriff.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Lamb doesn’t describe himself as a constitutional sheriff.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

Among others patrolling the pool was a deputy sheriff from Sarpy County, Neb., who said he was among the law-enforcement volunteers in the nation’s capital for celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

The sheriff and the general manager of the Nesci Brothers are standing beside the menagerie tent, shaking hands and smiling.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

He points to a reduction in crime for the county during his term and says he brought stability after a series of one-term sheriffs since 2014.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

In the immediate term, America needs the equivalent of those retired cops and off-duty sheriffs from 1976—principled leaders who step up as a stopgap for the most urgent challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

It is worth noting that, in an era notorious for racist Southern sheriffs, Pusser policed a town that was almost entirely white and was not himself particularly known for racism.

From Slate Nov. 6, 2025

Allen peppered me with a running commentary on the TBI investigation and his view of the corrupt nature of sheriffs, especially in Pusser’s day.

From Slate Nov. 6, 2025

Although Roosevelt was accepted as a friend, fellow cowboy, and, ultimately, the sheriffs deputy, he never completely severed his ties to New York or politics.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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