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police force

[puh-lees fawrs] / pəˈlis ˌfɔrs /


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The school system has added staff in support of this approach, while simultaneously banning school police officers from campus except in emergencies and sharply reducing the size of the school police force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The university has a 13-member police force, but on the day Kirk was shot, only six were working, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Figures collected by the BBC show a slight fall in the number of shoplifting offences across England and Wales in the past financial year and that was mirrored in the West Mercia police force area.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Manhunters were created by the galaxy as part of a police force, and then they went rogue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

A contingent of German soldiers seemed to be supplementing the regular police force.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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