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sergeant

[sahr-juhnt] / ˈsɑr dʒənt /




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While the sergeant stopped to investigate, police dispatchers were simultaneously getting 911 calls about the incident, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

It all began with Whitt, a former special sergeant in the Army who served as Sumrall’s trusted muscle-builder at previous stops at Troy and Tulane, remodeling Florida’s weight room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

While Nicola, a former Police Scotland sergeant, accepts the final judgement, she says only she could truly decide when she could achieve a sense of closure.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Baba puts up his hand like a police sergeant.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

Both are senior to police constables, sergeants and inspectors and below the rank of commander and assistant and deputy commissioners.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025

The sergeants were polite but did not believe it.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway


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