patrol
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“Our patrol staffing levels are at historically low levels, which have skyrocketed response times to all-time highs,” Wilson said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Residents, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspected militants arrived at the schools on motorcycles shortly after troops on patrol left the town.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Sergei Ognerubov, who runs a registered patrol group in St Petersburg, says he has permitted Russkaya Obshina members to join his organisation, but criticises the wider movement for being unregulated and unofficial.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The Wall Street Journal gained exclusive access to a patrol in these contested waters, documenting Taipei’s efforts to counter Beijing’s intensifying “gray-zone” tactics.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Coolidge had no interest in hearing suggestions that might have avoided such a strike or putting plans in place to patrol the city should it be without police protection.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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