police force

Example Sentences

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Navy became the global maritime police force after World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The head of South Africa's police force has been summoned to appear in court in connection with a health contract that is the subject of a criminal investigation.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The allegations of how Matlala getting the contract were made at an inquiry set up by Ramaphosa to look into corruption in the police force.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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 passports, currency, army and police force.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Created in the nineteenth century as a volunteer citizen militia to fight American Indians on the frontier and, later, Mexicans along the border, the Rangers had evolved into a kind of state police force.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann