gendarme
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Outside, TV crews stood at the ready and a comedian dressed as a gendarme sold “genuine fake Swiss passports.”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
“Closed. You’ll have to walk around,” a French gendarme had just told them, gesturing towards the south.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024
The boat was rescued from there by the Senegalese gendarme and brought to Saint-Louis.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Dinghies used by migrants to try to cross the channel are seen at the French gendarme brigade in Marquise, France, August 20, 2020.
From Reuters ● Jul. 23, 2021
On most nights, the people stayed at the site long after this gendarme had gone and told stories to one another beneath the big blank screen.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
Eighty-three police officers and gendarmes were wounded on Wednesday during the protests, which affected a total of 356 schools, he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
"The gendarmes knocked on every door," said Boisvert, adding they left by car with their two children, aged five and two.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
"In 20 years, and despite the resolute efforts of our police officers, gendarmes, judges, teachers and elected officials, the antisemitic hydra has kept advancing," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
He said around 250,000 people drew a living from the trade in France – more than the entire number of police and gendarmes, which is 230,000.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
A week after we heard that he had been caught by the field gendarmes, those despicable military police.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
