patrol
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Cleveland Police has used drones in efforts to tackle off-road bikes, while Metropolitan Police officers have deployed electric bikes to pursue riders through areas difficult to access with patrol cars.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Many indigenous groups in Colombia have created their own protection networks in the form of indigenous guards, which patrol their territory but are unarmed.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The country has eight patrol ships to protect an expanse of water the size of California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cayabyab told AFP on Friday evening that the first transfer had been capped at 30 bodies due to the capacity of the patrol vessel transporting them and that additional cadavers remained on the ferry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
They jog on either side of the patrol car.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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"I have every confidence that they will find out who has committed this crime. Additional patrols will be in the area."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“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
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
We turn onto Monroe, and I check behind us for factionless patrols.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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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 route is patrolled by a handful of rescue ships operated by charities that have repeatedly accused EU authorities of not doing enough to help prevent deaths.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
He also patrolled left field and snared a line drive to end the top of the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
As I patrolled through the forest, my movie-saturated imagination began to run wild.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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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
Among others patrolling the pool was a deputy sheriff from Sarpy County, Neb., who said he was among the law-enforcement volunteers in the nation’s capital for celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
I weave through its empty roads, darting between the flickers of sconce-lit streets, and pray I don’t run into one of the patrolling Sons of the Six.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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