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patrol

[puh-trohl] / pəˈtroʊl /




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Shaun Jones, AA expert patrol, urged drivers to consider delaying their journey or work from home if possible, adding wintry conditions could "reduce visibility in seconds" leading to familiar routes becoming "hazardous very quickly".

From BBC

Until recently, Copenhagen defended the world’s largest island with four aging patrol ships and 12 dog-sled teams.

From MarketWatch

Thanks to anti-poaching patrols and community programmes - supported by the European Union and Unesco - mountain gorilla numbers in Virunga have slowly increased over the past decade.

From BBC

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization hoped its increased patrols in the Baltic Sea would prevent the sabotage of underwater cables.

From The Wall Street Journal

Firefighters used an excavator to remove broken glass and gnarled metal strewn across the site as policemen with pump-action rifles patrolled on motorbike to prevent looting.

From Barron's