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policewoman

[puh-lees-woom-uhn] / pəˈlisˌwʊm ən /


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The policewoman frightened him so much with warnings of severe legal consequences that he avoided telling his daughters or bank managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

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

“Your hair is so nice,” one of the men told Ji-su, a 33-year-old policewoman.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2024

When we were done, the policewoman made a printout, and we read it over.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

Ms Sharma said there were ripples of change every now and then: for instance, in 1988, two policewomen made headlines after they married each other.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2023

Asked whether there were any charges against Maryam Al-Khawaja, the Bahraini government said she was convicted after she assaulted two policewomen in 2014 and she "never served or appealed her one year sentence".

From Reuters Sep. 15, 2023

A legal official familiar with Suu Kyi’s court proceedings said she is being held in a newly constructed building with three policewomen, whose duty is to assist her.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2022

“She joined policing at a time when policewomen were faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles,” Chief Michel Moore said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2021

A Negro engineer monitored recording equipment between the altar and the coffin which was guarded by eight uniformed Negro policemen and two uniformed Negro policewomen.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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