patrol
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Scots Active say they patrol the streets to protect women and girls from sexual predators.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
China has bulked up its coast guard with the world’s longest coast guard patrol ships and the addition of converted naval vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
But the gas also created tactical challenges, since many patrol and Metropolitan Division officers lacked protective masks, increasing their risk of exposure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The city's mayor declared a night-time curfew and said that soldiers would be on patrol in the worst-hit areas of Cali.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
American spy John Champe swims to a welcoming British patrol boat after out-running pursuing Americans, who think he is a deserter.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
China has since warned its citizens against travel to Japan and imposed trade restrictions, while also conducting regular patrols around disputed islands.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Organizations working with Haitians in Springfield started stockpiling supplies and forming ICE patrols to prepare for a similar enforcement surge as in Minneapolis — but the surge never arrived.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The neighborhood has just 34 residences, guarded by a private police force and 24/7 armed boat patrols.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
On Tuesday, China conducted joint combat readiness patrols, deploying 21 warplanes and nine warships around Taiwan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He and his does would wander about the fields until the patrols hunted them down.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
I drove to my job at a middle school, where more legal observers patrolled outside.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Troops patrolled Tell, moving between different parts of the village, while residents offered condolences to the families of the four men killed, AFP journalists reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 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
Darkened store fronts outnumbered open ones, and orange-vested volunteers wearing whistles patrolled the sidewalks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Beyond the arc of the harbor, a flotilla of Red Navy ships patrolled the shore—a sash of crimson in the deep blue sea.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
If you have pets, keep them inside when a bear is patrolling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
“We have a ton of patrolling still going on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
I envied my classmates who had been penciled-in to easy posts: patrolling the parking lot, guarding the sally port, perched atop a wall tower.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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