police
Example Sentences
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Neither Schecter nor the other female victim is believed to have any connection to the university, police said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
He admitted police had "obtained information" about where Freeman was hiding, but emphasised that "we can't go into how".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
On March 29, police arrested 13 protestors at a small rally on Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
On Rue Mohamed V, the street where Moroccan vendors are based in the Senegalese capital, a police van is parked.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Yesterday the S.D.—the political police who worked under the Gestapo—had ordered her to close the family clothing store.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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