sergeant
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"The detective sergeant in the cyber-crime team called me up and said: 'Sit down, we've got him,'" McGuinness said.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Last but not least, Thomas references a case about a deceased Air Force sergeant in Beck v.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Army in 2021, and is a staff sergeant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
"The sergeant at arms has confirmed that Senator Bato is no longer in the building," Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano told a news conference, using Dela Rosa's nickname.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
For the operation, Lee picked his sergeant major, John Champe, a man “full of bone and muscle” and “tried courage.”
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
In 2024, the same union survey concluded that Barragan’s performance was “very good,” but said that his choices for lieutenants and sergeants “lack operational experience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Americans killed in the Palmyra attack last weekend were Iowa National Guard sergeants William Howard and Edgar Torres Tovar, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a civilian from Michigan who worked as an interpreter.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Its drill sergeants are on Cam and the rest of his new platoon like flies on dung from the moment they wake until they go to sleep.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
He said all 16 custody sergeants and all 34 designated detention officers were being moved to other sites.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
With him are his aide Lieutenant Colonel Horace Porter and two sergeants to manage the Grants’ luggage.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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