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policeman

[puh-lees-muhn] / pəˈlis mən /


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A policeman was charged Tuesday over that incident.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Byfield, meanwhile, accused the policeman of giving false testimony during the earlier drunkenness case.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

With a policeman in charge of the program, there’s no more off-the-field games being played — only hard work trying to get back to the top.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

She has also become friends with Detective Inspector Rideout, a local policeman with rumpled movie-star looks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

And then he says, “Does that policeman know where you live now?”

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke told the BBC he had gone to a friend's house in the morning to freshen up when policemen turned up and refused to let him leave.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

TV footage showed police commandos in fatigues entering the Senate building in Manila early on Wednesday evening, with anti-riot policemen with shields and helmets surrounding the perimeter.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

As a result, more than 75,000 policemen, soldiers and private security officers were activated for the opening ceremony, and camouflaged soldiers carrying assault rifles became a common sight outside venues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

A month after taking office, President Peter Mutharika dispatched 80 policemen to Chakwera’s house to retrieve the dogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

When he and some of his coworkers volunteered to return to Fukushima Daiichi, they filed past a line of firefighters, policemen, and other employees who saluted them.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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