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police

noun as in police force

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Professor Chris Pudney, from the University of Bath, who works with police forces to test cannabis edibles, said it was likely he had consumed a "massive dose".

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Myeong told police that she had bought a weapon on the day of the attack and brought it to school, planning to kill herself along with a random child.

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Darmanin told France Inter radio he was certain police would eventually arrest the thieves.

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Lucrezia, 58, complained about high taxes, the straining public healthcare system and a lack of police on the streets.

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A giant wooden oil derrick serves as a central landmark in Taft, which finances its schools, fire department and police force with oil revenues.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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