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patrol

[puh-trohl] / pəˈtroʊl /




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Seven French military personnel, five members at a maritime rescue coordination centre and two sailors aboard a patrol vessel have been under investigation since 2023 for failing to help a person in danger.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

They are produced in bone marrow and then enter the bloodstream, where they patrol for bacterial, viral, and fungal threats.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

Hallaq's uncle, also named Mohammed Hallaq, told AFP that his nephew was killed by a stray bullet during a confrontation between the army patrol and a group of older youths.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

Coast Guard this year deployed more nimble patrol craft in Subic Bay for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

President Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara were telling the world that the American destroyers had been on a routine patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

“We are stepping up patrols of the property to be safe,” Duron said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

The U.S. uses air and naval patrols and firepower in an effort to suppress threats as they emerge.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

While regular police and military patrols now keep the zama zamas at bay, the community lives with the damage, said 63-year-old resident Sarah Rakgwanhla.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Nigerien authorities say security forces have increased patrols around key sites in Niamey following the attempted takeover, including the main airport entrance and the presidential pavilion.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

By noon, confused patrols were flying over the mountains.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

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

As an experienced water user, Todd had given them advice on safety, including swimming between the red and yellow flags marking the area patrolled by lifeguards.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

I drove to my job at a middle school, where more legal observers patrolled outside.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

In a concrete courtyard patrolled by armed guards, Daniel Ellsberg sat talking with Randy Kehler, the antiwar activist whose words had so inspired him.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Police have been patrolling the entrance of the hospital, and the glass from shattered windows lay scattered on the pavement mixed with medical masks.

From BBC Aug. 26, 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

They’d been patrolling the entire perimeter of the old city.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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