police up
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According to the Berlin police, up to 500 officers will be on the streets in the city all day to prevent the blockades or end them quickly, dpa reported.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023
Ms. Demings is also co-sponsoring a separate bipartisan bill to fund the police, up for consideration in the House.
From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2022
These obligations also set police up to fail by badly straining the time and resources they can dedicate to solving serious crimes.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2021
His arrest gave police up to 96 hours to charge or release him, but it would be four weeks until a key piece of DNA evidence was recovered.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2019
The order of the day is to help your mother police up the house.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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