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police

[puh-lees] / pəˈlis /


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He keeps readers engrossed by methodically recounting the specifics of police work, including the business of obtaining warrants and interrogating witnesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Witnesses contacted police after seeing the Mercedes with extensive front-end damage to it including a "crumpled bonnet".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“Immediately we will be filing a police report.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host an online meeting of several dozen countries to discuss how best to police Hormuz once hostilities end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The walk took only a minute, but by the time we got inside the double doors of the police station, I was shaking with cold.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom