constable
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Sometimes a junior constable walked into the frame and saluted her.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Griffin was assistant chief constable at the time of the attacks, and assumed the role of "gold commander" on the day - the senior officer with overall strategic command.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
The former chief constable announced her retirement from the force in October last year after being diagnosed with cancer, with a planned departure of this month.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Moloney KC said: "So to be clear are you, as the former chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police, saying to the chair that it would have made no difference?"
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Yet before the constable had arrived, Rab was out of it, back cleaning his press, and he had got Johnny out of it, too.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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