patrol
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Keenan, who has been tending to her streets for several years, has been paying Phillips $100 for Wednesday scouting forays and another $100 to fill four or five huge bags on Saturday trash patrol.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
For years, researchers questioned whether macrophages, the immune cells that patrol the body and clean up debris, could truly become senescent.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
When I was in Iraq, on patrol and during emergency responder training, I was given the option of picking my own radio call sign.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
One of the Inuk rangers, Julia Elanik from Aklavik in the Northwestern Territories, drove the length of the patrol with a rifle on her back in case a polar bear crossed the group.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
No patrol goes by, which either means there isn’t any or they’re going to come any second.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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