blotter
Example Sentences
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He grew up in Latrobe, Penn., and got his start in journalism writing the police blotter for his local paper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
Police responded to the crash at 4th Avenue South and South Washington Street shortly before noon, police said in an online blotter post.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024
This arrangement—the “four-way”—would recur throughout the history of blotter.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2024
Officers arrested the teens, a 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl, Thursday in Snohomish County, according to the Police Department’s online blotter.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024
Mr. Weidenbach’s gaping mouth hung near his blotter now.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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