lawman
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He played a lawman in the television series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” which ran from the early 1990s until 2001.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
“Sheriff Pusser inspired thousands to enter into law enforcement,” Sweat told me, gesturing to a Pusser admirer turned lawman who had just visited his shop to talk Pusser.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
A.I. is becoming more lifelike by the day, making Olyphant’s quirky and very human contribution to the series’ android lineage a special kick to watch, and a welcome departure from his various lawman roles.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
The former lawman agreed to prosecutor-recommended sentences ranging from five to 30 years, although the judge isn’t bound by that agreement.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
You know, for a lawman, Sheriff Smith’s all right.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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For nearly a decade, four small-town Louisiana lawmen and a Subway shop owner manufactured phony crime reports to help foreign nationals stay in the U.S., federal prosecutors say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Though their national organization doesn’t publish its membership list, media and other tracking show there are at minimum dozens of these like-minded lawmen across the country, likely closely watching Riverside County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
And in this scene, the lawmen converge to arrest one person they believe they can get information from, Ernest Burkhart, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Hill is widely known as one of metro Atlanta’s most flamboyant lawmen.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
The lawmen were untrained in forensic methods and didn’t make a cast impression of the tire marks, or dust the bottle for fingerprints, or check Anna’s body for gunpowder residue.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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