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patrol

[puh-trohl] / pəˈtroʊl /




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That was followed in June by China's first law enforcement patrol in waters east of Taiwan.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Coast Guard this year deployed more nimble patrol craft in Subic Bay for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Last month, Chinese and Russian naval warships sailed through a strait in the Kuril islands during a joint patrol.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The Long Beach Police Department also installed the Rumbler into patrol vehicles in 2009, employing the system in most units until 2023.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Bainbridge and Ruggles turned their horses around and galloped away, heading away from where they had seen the patrol.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Organizations working with Haitians in Springfield started stockpiling supplies and forming ICE patrols to prepare for a similar enforcement surge as in Minneapolis — but the surge never arrived.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

The neighborhood has just 34 residences, guarded by a private police force and 24/7 armed boat patrols.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

On Tuesday, China conducted joint combat readiness patrols, deploying 21 warplanes and nine warships around Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

A spokesperson added: "Plans are being made to increase the frequency and visibility of patrols by park rangers in areas of the Taff Trail affected by these incidents."

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

“I want patrols assembled immediately to keep watch in the streets, and sentry fires built on every corner.”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

He brought with him perhaps 60,000 soldiers, along with numerous cannons, some of enormous size, to besiege the city; a newly constructed fleet patrolled the Bosporus.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

As an experienced water user, Todd had given them advice on safety, including swimming between the red and yellow flags marking the area patrolled by lifeguards.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

I drove to my job at a middle school, where more legal observers patrolled outside.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The route is patrolled by a handful of rescue ships operated by charities that have repeatedly accused EU authorities of not doing enough to help prevent deaths.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

A small cadre of black policemen patrolled up and down, prodding and protecting.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Instead, these legendary predators may still be quietly patrolling the region's waters, largely unseen.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

Officers were seen patrolling the cordon and shouted at several cyclists who at one point attempted to pass through a cycle lane within the cordon.

From BBC May 23, 2026

Los Angeles police officers were patrolling the park around 10: 20 p.m. on May 5 when they spotted Johnson abruptly conduct a U-turn in front of them, according to an affidavit filed with the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Elsewhere, what used to be roaming bands of Hadzabe men now work as village forest guards, tasked with patrolling vast scrub forests and acacia bushlands to look out for poachers, land grabbers and illegal loggers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

There was a knee-high berm of snow directly in front of him and then a trail where patrolling guards had tramped it down.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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