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sergeant

[sahr-juhnt] / ˈsɑr dʒənt /




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A former Garden Grove police sergeant was arrested by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The beast and the retired command sergeant major know each other better than they know anyone else, and they don’t particularly need anyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

While Nicola, a former Police Scotland sergeant, accepts the final judgement, she says only she could truly decide when she could achieve a sense of closure.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The following day, police sergeant Sidney Short served him with a summons.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Half drowned and filthy, he had been sent back to the start by the sergeant.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

“Every day witnessed the promotion of sergeants or even corporals to company and battalion commanders.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

Many sergeants and officers, and certainly most inmates, were glad she was going.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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