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sergeant

[sahr-juhnt] / ˈsɑr dʒənt /




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“We make sure that their drone cannot hear its operators,” said a sergeant at the workshop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Since October there have been six police officers and a sergeant based in the town, and she said incidents of shoplifting had fallen.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Other times, a sergeant holds a personal grudge, or the officers on your cellblock simply don’t like you.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

If he wants to boom around in his sergeant voice, so what?

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

She said she was “shocked” when one of the sergeants conducting the interview began making uncomfortable remarks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 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

Jerry ran back to the room, where he found the sergeants outside the door, looking in, in a state of alarm.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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