sergeant
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Ana Fajardo sat in a green folding chair by the grave of her son Edgar E. Lopez, a Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in enemy action in Iraq’s Babil province in 2004.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
A burly junior sergeant nicknamed Manunya has tattooed up to 100 of the soldiers in the brigade with national symbols, animals and family, throughout a war he joined in its first days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
"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
“Names, then,” said the sergeant, taking out his notebook.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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Evidence was gathered from a survey of nearly 2,000 sergeants and inspectors, expert round-table discussions and more than 400 responses to an open call for evidence.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The police watchdog said that a former detective constable could face gross misconduct proceedings - relating to alleged failures to properly investigate - and that two former detective sergeants were being investigated for alleged misconduct.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Lemus, a 40-year-old father of three, comes from a family of Sheriff’s Department employees, including his wife, a detective, and his sisters, who are sergeants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 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
When the drill sergeants yelled at us for not doing a better job spit-polishing our shoes, I said to myself, "Well, I won't be shot for that."
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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