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policeman

[puh-lees-muhn] / pəˈlis mən /


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Her detective, the Victorian policeman William Monk, suffers from amnesia, and sometimes wonders exactly who he is.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Bell taught his students to collect facts, however small, and to reason from them—not to “twist facts to suit theories,” a “fatal mistake which the ordinary policeman makes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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

Gazing back at the policeman, Jinjoo didn’t answer.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

For the next eight hours, the "policemen" monitored Shrivastav via a video calling app on her laptop.

From BBC ● May 18, 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

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

The question roiling this southern African country is more existential: Are the animals personal pets, or furry policemen?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Tanvi Ma'am talks to a bunch of policemen, and their voices blur like ocean waves, because all I want to hear is Amma's soft voice again.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman


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