policeman
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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
After a rough start, including a run-in with an irritating policeman, she lands at the home of a baker, Osono, who gives her a place to stay in exchange for labor and her delivery services.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Four Nigerian policeman, accused of setting up an illegal checkpoint to extort money from drivers, picked on the wrong man: the head of one of the country's anti-corruption agencies.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Willis was alternately a policeman and a naval officer.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The image of a burly policeman traipsing across the stage with an empty plastic bag, attempting to “capture” the air, was the stuff of Chaplinesque comedy.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Pictures from the protest show policemen holding shields trying to stop the students as they marched towards the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, a Jakarta landmark.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
From early childhood he was taught to identify and steer clear of FBI, CIA and plainclothes policemen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
"Two policemen were there. I knew it was Andrew. You hope against hope they're going to tell me he's in hospital."
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 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 line of policemen and Young Pioneers now circled the dance floor, waiting to pounce.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
