law and order
Example Sentences
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This way she could claim to uphold law and order.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
It is specifically Holyrood's responsibility to oversee health and social care, education and law and order.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
“In his new role as acting attorney general, Todd will continue to be a tireless advocate for sanity, law and order, and policies that keep Americans safe.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Sustainable gains on law and order are years away at best, despite the heroism of Harfuch’s Untouchables.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
If Pike was telling the truth, it meant that Hale—a seeming paragon of law and order who had held himself up as Mollie Burkhart’s most staunch protector—had been lying all these years about Anna’s murder.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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