patrol
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More officers should patrol on horseback, bicycle and foot, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She added that Beijing also added more patrol boats and new or planned deportation facilities along its northeastern border.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Bass is particularly concerned by the relative lack of specialized intervention training for patrol officers who respond to the vast majority of service calls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Journal joined a recent night patrol with a customs boat along the southern coast and into the Guadalquivir River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“You could take the road,” the old woman continued, “but the border patrol would ask you for identity papers. Do you have any?”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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"Our neighbourhood teams conduct regular patrols in the village and you may notice an enhanced presence over the coming days," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Fire patrols and operations are from about 10 am to 1 pm, "then working at home again until night", she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
We will continue with our patrols across the borough following these reports, so if you have any concerns or questions then please take the time to speak to our officers.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
He stands about two feet tall and patrols the skies above Ford’s 12.1-million-square-foot plant in the northern Mexican city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Another two months to fortify and hide it from the prying eyes of aux patrols.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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Police patrolled Doonbeg's main street this week as preparations intensified for what security sources have described as one of the most complex security operations ever mounted in Ireland.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
He brought with him perhaps 60,000 soldiers, along with numerous cannons, some of enormous size, to besiege the city; a newly constructed fleet patrolled the Bosporus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
I drove to my job at a middle school, where more legal observers patrolled outside.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
When night fell, the manager of the property patrolled the grounds with three big German shepherds.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The film balances its attention equally between Mariam’s family and the Marines patrolling the area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
More than 100 women, many of them homemakers, are volunteer members of an initiative dubbed "Power of Mama", patrolling daily for smoke and flames and jumping in to put out fires when needed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The grim discovery was made by a security company patrolling the area.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
On June 9, the president posted at 12:38 p.m. that Iran had shot down an Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, adding, “The United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
I hoped it wasn’t no cop, out patrolling the park.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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