sergeant
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“We make sure that their drone cannot hear its operators,” said a sergeant at the workshop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
On Saturday afternoon, a Dublin police sergeant was driving near the local sports complex when he saw a man lying on the ground in the parking lot, according to a police news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Since October there have been six police officers and a sergeant based in the town, and she said incidents of shoplifting had fallen.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The following day, police sergeant Sidney Short served him with a summons.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Suits me fine, and my sergeant says I’m picking it up real quick.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
“Every day witnessed the promotion of sergeants or even corporals to company and battalion commanders.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
Colonel Jerry Jaax called a meeting of all the commissioned officers on his staff, along with two sergeants.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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