sergeant
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"The detective sergeant in the cyber-crime team called me up and said: 'Sit down, we've got him,'" McGuinness said.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Last but not least, Thomas references a case about a deceased Air Force sergeant in Beck v.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Army in 2021, and is a staff sergeant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
"The sergeant at arms has confirmed that Senator Bato is no longer in the building," Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano told a news conference, using Dela Rosa's nickname.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
None of his pleas could move the desk sergeant.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
Evidence was gathered from a survey of nearly 2,000 sergeants and inspectors, expert round-table discussions and more than 400 responses to an open call for evidence.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Americans killed in the Palmyra attack last weekend were Iowa National Guard sergeants William Howard and Edgar Torres Tovar, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a civilian from Michigan who worked as an interpreter.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Its drill sergeants are on Cam and the rest of his new platoon like flies on dung from the moment they wake until they go to sleep.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
It is a civilian role which involves working closely with sergeants and constables, but not taking part in arrests.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
Next to the OIC’s office, an identical, tiny cell houses the sergeants; two of them are squeezed in there.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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