rank and file
Example Sentences
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The GRA, which supports rank and file police officers, would support tougher legislation, including harsher sentences and driving bans for people caught engaging in dangerous behaviour on the roads, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Tiffany Lynch, chair of the National Police Federation of England and Wales, said that for rank and file officers up and down the country it "feels personal" – "there is disgust, upset".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Corruption among the rank and file is no surprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The stew of issues bubbling through the transactions is why most of the rank and file at CNN rooted for Netflix to prevail in its bidding for Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
At the very bottom of J. T.’s organization were as many as two hundred members known as the rank and file.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
