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police force

[puh-lees fawrs] / pəˈlis ˌfɔrs /


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Maribel Cervantes says she met him when he joined the now-dissolved federal police force, where she was his boss as the head of intelligence.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

He represents two Dallas residents in the lawsuit who say they’ve been harmed by the city’s failure to grow its police force.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

“It is important to maintain the police force, and I do want to grow the police department in reasonable ways, even while we’re making sure that they perform their functions in constitutional ways,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The Hebrew University in Jerusalem – where Sinclair works as a lecturer in Jewish education – has written a strongly-worded letter to the Israel police force.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“Big excitement. We had the whole police force out looking for him.”

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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