volunteer
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Special chief officer James Deller, who led the force's volunteer officers, was dismissed following a misconduct hearing on Friday.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The mission to locate Seibert took more than 300 cumulative hours from 20 members of the volunteer rescue team, as well as the support of several outside state and local agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team, or MONOSAR, is a nonprofit organization made up of unpaid community members who volunteer their time and often their own equipment to perform rescues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Myke Cole, a volunteer firefighter in New York’s Hudson Valley, is a former intelligence and law enforcement officer and the author, most recently, of “Steel Lobsters: Crown, Commonwealth, and the Last Knights in England.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“They volunteer here, and—” Julio began, but was interrupted by Jimmy asking if they could just get on with things.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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High school sports programs are filled with dozens of volunteers — manning the snack bar, taking tickets, helping provide security, cleaning floors, carrying equipment and taking statistics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
During an excavation last month, archaeologists and volunteers uncovered an 18th Century culvert that appeared to have been partly made using stone from the torn down monastery.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The last volunteers bringing food arrived in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Organizers say volunteers will explain voting rights, try to de-escalate confrontations and document potential intimidation or other misconduct.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
She volunteers as a secretary for the Patients Federation so she can learn office and secretarial skills.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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His son coaches for Palos Verdes, so he volunteered to shoot the games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Way back in the Bush II and Obama years, I volunteered at my college radio station in the Music Procurement Department or whatever it was called.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
After retiring from the ministry, I volunteered in local high schools and was stupefied by the lack of financial knowledge among students in the latter stages of their education.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
Gareth Banks has volunteered with the organisation for two years and "absolutely loves it".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
But Mami was too proud to ask them for more than they volunteered, and we were all developing the same stubborn pride, behind which our frightened selves hid, pretending everything was all right.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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To all the moms and dads volunteering, you’re the unsung heroes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Life is not one big vacation, so there are many ways you can fill your time — volunteering, playing golf or tennis, etc.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Yet Yu Wenlei, a 21-year-old university student in Nanjing who was volunteering at the Romantic Center on a recent Saturday, said her fellow Gen Zers have reservations about parenthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
When Tasker left teaching, she initially started volunteering for PlayStation's YouTube channel, but she said there was lots of crossover between the two industries.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Whoever is picked first, the other will have the option of volunteering to take his place.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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