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policewoman

[puh-lees-woom-uhn] / pəˈlisˌwʊm ən /


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Frederick D’Sa, an 83-year-old retired Indian army colonel, said the Mumbai policewoman who he thought arrested him last October over WhatsApp for allegedly funding terrorists was entirely believable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"The policewoman told us we needed to get out straight away, and in the space of 10 minutes, we got the kids dressed, we grabbed the nearest things that we could find."

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

I asked the equine squad for the breed of horses and one policewoman told me, “Percherons, with a few Clydesdales in the back.”

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024

In one final scene, she reveals her name and her real-life dream: to become a policewoman.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

The policeman leaves us with a policewoman, who sits with us in the courtyard when our food arrives and shows us some funny videos on her phone.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman