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police

[puh-lees] / pəˈlis /


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The scene has been secured and operations at the Hard Rock are continuing as normal, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Next to a replica Brazilian police station, rows of booths lined with sound-proof foam had been built.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

It can’t be deposed, call the police or betray a confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The affidavit also detailed a police interview with Busfield in which he suggested that the boys’ mother might have sought “revenge” on the director for “not bringing her kids back for the final season.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

I spent an anxious afternoon, tensing at the sound of every motor, for only the police, Germans, and NSBers had automobiles nowadays.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom