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policewoman

[puh-lees-woom-uhn] / pəˈlisˌwʊm ən /


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“A South African policewoman told us that we were like guests who came without knocking on the door,” Abu Samra said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 18, 2025

My auntie was a policewoman and my mum was a maths teacher, so Tough by name, tough by nature.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2025

I asked the equine squad for the breed of horses and one policewoman told me, “Percherons, with a few Clydesdales in the back.”

From Salon Jul. 19, 2024

In one final scene, she reveals her name and her real-life dream: to become a policewoman.

From Seattle Times May 26, 2024

A policewoman calls me back and says, “I wouldn’t worry about that, Ed.”

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Some female doctors, nurses, teachers, policewomen are still in their jobs, mainly working with women and girls.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2022

A legal official familiar with Suu Kyi’s court proceedings said she is being held in a newly constructed building with three policewomen, whose duty is to assist her.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2022

South Korea aims to raise the number of policewomen to 15% of the 130,000-strong force in 2022, up from 13.4% as of December 2020.

From Reuters Nov. 23, 2021

“She joined policing at a time when policewomen were faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles,” Chief Michel Moore said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2021

A Negro engineer monitored recording equipment between the altar and the coffin which was guarded by eight uniformed Negro policemen and two uniformed Negro policewomen.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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