sergeant
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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
"I went in and did the interview and by the time I came out the old custody sergeant had been to Eason's and bought it, so I did my first signing in Bangor custody suite."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Ana Fajardo sat in a green folding chair by the grave of her son Edgar E. Lopez, a Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in enemy action in Iraq’s Babil province in 2004.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Mrs. Atanabi turned out to be quite the little drill sergeant!
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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
Its drill sergeants are on Cam and the rest of his new platoon like flies on dung from the moment they wake until they go to sleep.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
It is a civilian role which involves working closely with sergeants and constables, but not taking part in arrests.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
One of the sergeants came out with a clock in his hand.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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