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constable

[kon-stuh-buhl, kuhn-] / ˈkɒn stə bəl, ˈkʌn- /


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Robert France, temporary deputy chief constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary, apologised for arresting Nowak in the moments before he died.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Peter Wai, a British border force officer and police constable, helped with information-gathering and surveillance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He was found guilty at the Court of Appeal in November – the first time a chief constable has received such a sanction – and ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling nearly £300,000.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

But Northamptonshire Police repeatedly refused to hand it over, prompting her to take legal action against the county's chief constable, Ivan Balhatchet, for contempt of court.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

It required the constable and two sturdy members of the Watch to conduct a timid witch up Carpenter’s Lane, along Broad Street, up Hungry Hill to the Town House.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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