patrol
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Authorities say up to 50 officials will be deployed to patrol neighbourhoods and impose the fines.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
He can be seen walking up to a parked patrol vehicle outside the station, getting into the back and shutting the door behind him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
In Rehoboth Beach, Del., Beach patrol captain Jeff Giles said the shades were simply taking up too much space on the town’s relatively narrow swaths of sand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
When the call was upgraded, a patrol car with two officers was sent to the mother’s home.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
He’d prayed to the Six that he wouldn’t be assigned a patrol shift tonight, but it seemed the gods either hadn’t heard him or hadn’t cared.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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