sergeant
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It also called for a new sergeant qualification to replace an "outdated" exam currently passed by fewer than half of candidates, as well as "urgent action to build a credible pipeline of future chief constables".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
He served for six years in the Continental Army at Germantown, Valley Forge, Monmouth and Yorktown, eventually rising to the rank of sergeant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Last but not least, Thomas references a case about a deceased Air Force sergeant in Beck v.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
"The sergeant at arms has confirmed that Senator Bato is no longer in the building," Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano told a news conference, using Dela Rosa's nickname.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
“I’ll tell you something,” returned the sergeant; “I suspect that stuff’s of your providing.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
The Americans killed in the Palmyra attack last weekend were Iowa National Guard sergeants William Howard and Edgar Torres Tovar, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a civilian from Michigan who worked as an interpreter.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Its drill sergeants are on Cam and the rest of his new platoon like flies on dung from the moment they wake until they go to sleep.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
It is a civilian role which involves working closely with sergeants and constables, but not taking part in arrests.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
He said all 16 custody sergeants and all 34 designated detention officers were being moved to other sites.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
Assailed by uncooperative inmates, Mendez had finally gone downstairs to the sergeants, screaming, “I can’t do it! I can’t do it!”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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