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police

[puh-lees] / pəˈlis /


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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