cop
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Langley responded to Lambert, saying the cop must have known she was from Texas, given the chaos unfolding in the car.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
After Bryan encounters a cop, a dog and an elderly couple living in the country, all of whom run into trouble, the movie essentially becomes a third-person-shooter videogame that takes place in a single night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Of course an actor largely known for taking down sexual offenders on a cop procedural and for being a massive Knicks fan will host the Emmys.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Fans of another 1980s franchise, “Die Hard,” will be pleased to note there is also a part for Reginald VelJohnson, who played John McClane’s cop buddy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He and Rawiya turned together to see Mr. Jacobs standing toe-to-toe with the cop, his own nose just inches away from the helmet.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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Laura Overdeck arrived on the scene at one point and told cops she wanted her soon-to-be ex gone, the Post reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The 69-year-old New Orleans native has never wavered in his claims of innocence, insisting since his 1977 arrest that the cops had the wrong guy.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
In other cases reported in US media, cops used Flock to track women who had abortions -- illegal in several US states.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
The killers of "hero" PC Andrew Harper are due to be released and the red-top reports that Prime Minister Andy Burnham could be taken to court by "furious cops".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
I could never do that, ’cause cashiers would probably call the cops.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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Outside of a few exceptions, substantial shares of college students in all disciplines have copped to ChatGPT-ing their way through school.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
Surrey, having copped the worst of the conditions early in the match, showed the fortitude and skill not to lose it.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
Peter Attia, the longevity guru and bestselling author who recently resigned from CBS when his sophomoric banter with Epstein came to light, copped to his blind attraction to power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
I could have copped it for a couple of days but it went on for five days.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Rather than humiliate myself, I copped to it.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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To be clear, Ballmer’s not copping to the laundry list of allegations in the league’s investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Perhaps she considers it a dramatic cheat, as though the writer were copping out of the hard work of dramatization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
South African lock Lood de Jager will miss the rest of the Autumn Series of internationals after copping a four-match ban for a no-arms tackle a win over France at the weekend.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
Hugh got involved when he got "fed up with farmers copping a lot of flak" about their emissions.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
You know, check the place out—make sure ain't no badges copping some z's in the back.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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