policemen

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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

Firefighters used an excavator to remove broken glass and gnarled metal strewn across the site as policemen with pump-action rifles patrolled on motorbike to prevent looting.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

Afterwards, Gandhi presided over waves of civil disobedience protests, encouraging supporters of the Indian National Congress to manufacture contraband salt, boycott foreign goods, and face down phalanxes of lathi-wielding policemen.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Peter, the policemen, dear ugly Pickwick, all of us were there except my brother Willem and his family.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom