patrol
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If I were on patrol to figure out where online subcultures were diverging from political reality, I’d start there.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
The seaside town where Stormtroopers patrol the beach.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Wilkins was found dead by two police officers on patrol at 06:30.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, and other Asian nations operate the patrol to combat piracy and other maritime threats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
But near Concord a British patrol held Revere for a time and took away his horse.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
International maritime law expert Donald Rothwell said while vast EEZs give island states control over ocean resources and coast guard patrols, they don't prohibit missile tests.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
As a stopgap, the VA brought on a private security firm in June to provide uniformed 24-hour “observe and report” sentry posts and roving patrols.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
AFP journalists saw long lines of police wagons, horse patrols, barbed wire around government buildings, and large numbers of plainclothes officers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Malacca Straits Patrol, a multinational military force including coordinated naval patrols and joint air surveillance, could provide a pattern for managing transits through the strait, Middle East and European officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Well, considering. We've refortified the breach in the outer wall and the patrols are back on the job. Did your girl fill you in on the details of our engagement last night?”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
The streets and highways are not heavily patrolled by military or federal forces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Muir was asked if areas vulnerable to wildfires should be patrolled at this time of year to prevent future arson attacks.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
“Individuals who lived, fed, groomed and patrolled together for years became targets of lethal attacks on the basis of their new group membership,” the authors reported recently in the journal Science.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
The few vehicles that moved were driven by armed, uniformed personnel who patrolled the city.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
And now a chill settled over them where they stood, and Harry heard the rasping breath of the dementors that patrolled the outer trees.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Instead, these legendary predators may still be quietly patrolling the region's waters, largely unseen.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
A ranger told AFP he had not seen an elephant once in 12 years patrolling.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Officers were seen patrolling the cordon and shouted at several cyclists who at one point attempted to pass through a cycle lane within the cordon.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
“We have a ton of patrolling still going on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
We hung out near the bus stop, at the end of the curb, where we wouldn’t be noticed by school staff patrolling.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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