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sheriff

[sher-if] / ˈʃɛr ɪf /
NOUN
law enforcement officer
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County’s Robert Luna era, electing him to a second consecutive term as sheriff — a feat not seen since Lee Baca’s tenure ended in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The sheriff said those 20 recommendations were "comprehensive and wide-ranging", addressing all the ways in which railway safety could be improved in response to what happened.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

County Board of Supervisors took drastic measures to try to rein in Villanueva’s behavior while he was sheriff, including voting to investigate the department’s activities and freezing millions of dollars in funding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Mark Lamb, formerly the sheriff of Pinal County, was once a celebrity sheriff as a regular on Live PD, the hugely popular show in which law enforcement officers broadcast live feeds of their work.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

The Dodge County sheriff compared the shooting to a hunting accident.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Five West Texas sheriffs likewise wrote to federal officials saying advanced surveillance technology would be better suited to stopping undocumented migration in the rugged terrain.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

And whether or not he knew it, it also made him a representative of the community of constitutional sheriffs.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

I saw two officials in sheriffs uniforms, one of whom was from Nebraska.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

I’d heard of sheriffs and marshals, but had never seen one.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls


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