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sheriff

[sher-if] / ˈʃɛr ɪf /
NOUN
law enforcement officer
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But the Corrals also said they weren’t convinced that returning the former sheriff to office was the solution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

He has less ire than you might expect for certain exposé-ready targets, such as the earnest, beleaguered county sheriff, Summer Scheyer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Dart has been sheriff of Cook County for 20 years, so I ask him how the war on drugs was progressing.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Pishko explains the story of Aaron Spencer, a 38-year-old Army veteran who was nearly put on trial for murdering a man but is now running for local sheriff.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Astonishingly, the sheriff, his gun still unholstered, says, “Leave now or I’ll arrest you.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Louisiana passed a strict mug shot law in 2022 involving nonviolent charges, but largely repealed it when some sheriffs called it unworkable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

Separately, Bonta’s office filed its own action, with that issue of constitutional sheriffs front and center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

Back in the 13th Century, there was a law that said local sheriffs should not receive "for favour borne to such misdoers".

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

He appreciated the sheriffs answer; it cast a favorable moral light on his witness and gave him the authority of the conscientious man, for which there was ultimately no substitute.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson


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