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patrolman

[puh-trohl-muhn] / pəˈtroʊl mən /


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Asked how he’d like to be remembered, Wambaugh summed it up with the no-nonsense crispness of a patrolman handing out a speeding ticket.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

It’s not often an opposing player gets this honor, but Grisham, who is sporting a mustache than only a highway patrolman could replicate, drove in all five of San Diego’s runs.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2023

“It was hard — it still is hard,” said Chief Reggie Burgess, who began his career as a patrolman in 1989 and is now considering running for mayor.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Philip, then a New York City patrolman, kept close watch over his boys as they grew.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022

Stifling a wail, she watched as a patrolman took Salvador by the shoulder and led him over to the group of men bound for jail.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty




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