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patrol

[puh-trohl] / pəˈtroʊl /




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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

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

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

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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