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policeman

[puh-lees-muhn] / pəˈlis mən /


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What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

"The policeman said to me: 'What do you expect us to do, because if we see them on the bike we can't chase them? If they fall off they could hurt themselves'," he says.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed the country's top policeman on "precautionary suspension" after he was charged in court on Tuesday.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

After two trips in his pickup truck, Juenke, a retired Houston policeman, waded through rushing waters to the Wiggle Inn cabin and became stranded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

With magnificent aplomb Fred nodded to Father, the policeman, and me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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