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not on duty



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He was a festival staff member but was not on duty that day.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025

Noa, who was not on duty and was reading the messages from home, remembers thinking "this is it".

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024

A union that represents members of the armed forces said all of the attack victims are in the South African army, although they were not on duty at the time.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

A union that represents members of the armed forces said all of the victims of the attack were in the South African army, although they were not on duty at the time.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

“You’re not on duty for another half hour, boss,” JoJo said.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin


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