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sheriff

[sher-if] / ˈʃɛr ɪf /
NOUN
law enforcement officer
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Not exactly a warm embrace of the new Warsh Fed: terser “just the facts” statements, shorter news conferences, no forward guidance, and a no-nonsense message that there’s a new sheriff in town.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

The sheriff said the plane was not a commercial airliner, and rather "a local airplane that took off from our local airport."

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Now a botanist and apothecary, Cadfael aids the local sheriff in solving all manner of crimes committed in and near Shrewsbury Abbey during England’s 15-year civil war known now as the Anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

Dumfries sheriff Euan Cameron said his offence was at the "lower end" of harm and fined him £2,700 with a £175 victim surcharge.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

Head bowed, his voice low, the sheriff talks to the attackers.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

I saw two officials in sheriffs uniforms, one of whom was from Nebraska.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Separately, Bonta’s office filed its own action, with that issue of constitutional sheriffs front and center.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

Security at Mar-a-Lago is extremely tight, with an outer cordon of local Palm Beach sheriffs and an inner one maintained by the Secret Service.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2026

Charles said the issue is with county jails—which vary in their practices and are typically managed by local sheriffs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 25, 2026

After a nighttime rally at a black church in the town square, four hundred people filed out the church doors and moved down a sidewalk lined by helmeted state troopers and deputy sheriffs.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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