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police officer

[puh-lees aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-] / pəˈlis ˌɔ fə sər, ˌɒf ə- /


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Partner and serving police officer Tom Shearman, escaped and tried to re-enter the house multiple times to save his wife and children, but was unable to due to the severity of the blaze.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

As residents demanded a return to normal water supply at one protest last month, AFP saw a police officer filling up buckets they had brought to Nongsa Digital Park.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

One police officer was in serious but stable condition, the interior ministry said, as quoted by PAP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

As Mike teams up with a few pals, a police officer and an events organizer, a funny and remarkably optimistic story of small-town resistance unfolds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The paramedic and a police officer looked into the back of the ambulance.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper


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