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sergeant

[sahr-juhnt] / ˈsɑr dʒənt /




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When quizzed about the animal - called Pablo - a sergeant claimed Sangster's partner McNeil told him she was a "trainee shepherdess."

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

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

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

A sergeant stood in the center of the road and raised his rifle.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

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

Fifteen or twenty minutes later, sergeants were interviewing DiPaola and Davis—they had been working on those same galleries—as well as other officers who had been involved.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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