police force

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A police force has been told it will not be reimbursed more than £900,000 spent policing US president Donald Trump's state visit to Windsor.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In June 2020 the school board made cuts to the school police force and ended their on-campus presence in most situations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The government in Mogadishu still considers Somaliland an integral part of Somalia, even though the territory has run its own affairs since 1991, with its own passport, currency, army and police force.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Which would get tiresome if she weren’t being blackmailed about William, the money and Neha’s perilous position with the police force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Like bands, tribes lack a bureaucracy, police force, and taxes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond