deputy
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A tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas has paid $5.3 million for priority passage through the Panama Canal ahead of El Nino-related restrictions, the waterway's deputy administrator, Ilya Espino de Marotta, told AFP on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
His family alleges that a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy failed to take appropriate action when Matus’ cellmate initially reported the medical emergency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“That’s how we’ve seen a staggering increase in homicides. It’s the result of those in-kind payments being made by major organizations based in Mexico, Colombia and Europe,” said Mauricio Boraschi, a deputy attorney general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The deputy picked it up and said, ‘Stop bugging’ and clicked end of the call,” said Contreras.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Doctor Copeland recognized him as a deputy sheriff.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
She was replaced by Omeed Assefi, one of Slater’s deputies and a Trump administration veteran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Over several hours, deputies made many public announcements directing Selby to exit the home, but he refused to comply,” the department said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“No civilians or deputies were injured during the incident.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison and his deputies are aiming to resolve the dispute that has delayed his quest to join Paramount, with CBS and its streaming services, to Warner, parent of HBO and CNN.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
But the next thing we knew, the two sheriffs deputies who had stood quietly at the side of the room all morning were putting handcuffs on my two friends!
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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Iroquois Constitution
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"Yummy" by G. Neri
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)
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