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trooper

[troo-per] / ˈtru pər /
NOUN
cannon fodder
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In one instance witnessed by a Journal reporter in July, ICE officers in Lake Worth, Fla., snapped pictures of two Guatemalan men whom a state trooper had just stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

In the raid, a Texas trooper secured a search warrant that allowed law enforcement officers to breach the home, an Airbnb rental on a vast stretch of land in the Hill Country.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

And he assigned a state trooper to escort them.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

During a morning briefing, Patel highlighted a few specific defendants — including a state trooper from Minneapolis, an undocumented immigrant arrested in Norfolk, Va., and a former Washington, D.C., police officer, the Washington Post reported.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

A moment later, the trooper eased his cruiser behind Luma’s Volkswagen and turned on his flashing lights.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John