police force
Example Sentences
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A watchdog has advised a police force to investigate its handling of the initial Victoria Hall murder inquiry between 1999 and 2001.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
A police force which spent £34,300 buying electric tuk-tuks to help fight crime sold them after just two years - at a £28,350 loss.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
In June 2020 the school board made cuts to the school police force and ended their on-campus presence in most situations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 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
The police force of seventy-five was greatly outnumbered and panicky.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.