sergeant
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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
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
Other times, a sergeant holds a personal grudge, or the officers on your cellblock simply don’t like you.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
A fierce sergeant was keeping order on the bridge.
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
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
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
They walk the line, slowly, eyeing each of us like a pair of flaming drill sergeants.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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