patrol
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From spring to late summer, they patrol beaches, check on fencing protecting nests and remove any predators such as hedgehogs.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
As a highway patrol officer hit the lights and sirens, and repeatedly said “Stop, Waymo,” over a speaker, the AV kept barreling forward toward the construction vehicles and workers, Slade said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The seaside town where Stormtroopers patrol the beach.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
When the time came, Rufus took over as chief claw patrol when he was 18 weeks old.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
In the scuffle that followed, the slaves scattered and were able to reach safety in Canada, but one of the slave catchers was killed, and members of the patrol were arrested.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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International maritime law expert Donald Rothwell said while vast EEZs give island states control over ocean resources and coast guard patrols, they don't prohibit missile tests.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: "Local officers are working with the local authority and will have proactive patrols in place over the weekend."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
As a stopgap, the VA brought on a private security firm in June to provide uniformed 24-hour “observe and report” sentry posts and roving patrols.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Last year, China more than doubled nearby patrols, according to analysis from the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
He and his does would wander about the fields until the patrols hunted them down.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Individuals who lived, fed, groomed and patrolled together for years became targets of lethal attacks on the basis of their new group membership,” the authors reported recently in the journal Science.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
Darkened store fronts outnumbered open ones, and orange-vested volunteers wearing whistles patrolled the sidewalks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Trenches and fences will compose the barrier, patrolled by military personnel.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
The beasts patrolled their cages, well aware that they were on some perilous edge.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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Dani Gibson, Freya Kemp and Linsey Smith – three fielders who often share the job of patrolling the boundary – practise their high catches or sprints to retrieve and return the ball.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Instead, these legendary predators may still be quietly patrolling the region's waters, largely unseen.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
A ranger told AFP he had not seen an elephant once in 12 years patrolling.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Even after the strikes, Israeli drones stayed in the air patrolling for almost an hour, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
We all make it into the cafeteria, which is somehow quieter than the library, maybe because of the teachers patrolling the edges of the room.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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