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
During the congressional hearing, Ranyan testified that the agency’s assistant secretary for security met with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department earlier in the year to pursue a contract for 24-hour patrol.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
I wish I knew how often the patrol passes.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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"Today the fortress does not have gates. It's a digital fortress, and it will be safer than ever before," he told Gibraltar television station GBC, adding police would boost patrols of the frontier.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
Last year, China more than doubled nearby patrols, according to analysis from the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
We make our way north and east through the catacombs, stopping only to avoid passing Martial patrols.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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The route is patrolled by a handful of rescue ships operated by charities that have repeatedly accused EU authorities of not doing enough to help prevent deaths.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
The streets and highways are not heavily patrolled by military or federal forces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 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
What was once the center of the group’s territory became a border, which chimps patrolled, the researchers found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
I patrolled to make sure the work got done and no one was loitering.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Dani Gibson, Freya Kemp and Linsey Smith – three fielders who often share the job of patrolling the boundary – practise their high catches or sprints to retrieve and return the ball.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
And he has been patrolling the skies and the lawns since 2008, ruling the roost at the centuries old site.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Instead, these legendary predators may still be quietly patrolling the region's waters, largely unseen.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
“We have a ton of patrolling still going on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Only cops roamed the streets, if not on foot, then patrolling in squad cars, slowly driving up and down the avenues, from First to Fifth, from 125th to 96th, circling Spanish Harlem like sharks.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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