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policeman

[puh-lees-muhn] / pəˈlis mən /


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"If you're in a mental health crisis you might find a policeman turning up extremely frightening and it might worsen the situation," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

A policeman was charged Tuesday over that incident.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Byfield, meanwhile, accused the policeman of giving false testimony during the earlier drunkenness case.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

With a policeman in charge of the program, there’s no more off-the-field games being played — only hard work trying to get back to the top.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

A flash of blue, and a Polish policeman runs by.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

From early childhood he was taught to identify and steer clear of FBI, CIA and plainclothes policemen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Months earlier, he had reunited with one of the policemen in the video, Stoll Watt, to announce an upcoming documentary into his obscure and eccentric life.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

"Two policemen were there. I knew it was Andrew. You hope against hope they're going to tell me he's in hospital."

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

As a result, more than 75,000 policemen, soldiers and private security officers were activated for the opening ceremony, and camouflaged soldiers carrying assault rifles became a common sight outside venues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

Their father, too, seemed uneasy around policemen; whenever a cop car was behind them in traffic, he kept looking at the rearview mirror and insisting on silence in the car so he could think.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez


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