in the line of duty
idiom
: while doing one's job
a soldier/policeman/fireman who was killed in the line of duty
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When two of its firefighters died in the line of duty over the past year, the Kansas City Fire Department did not order or conduct formal after action reviews that the KCFD’s own guidelines suggest should happen following such incidents.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Those tallying often make a distinction between civilian and military journalists, as well as media representatives who are killed in the line of duty versus those who are killed away from the front lines.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Morello said the uphill recruitment battle is further complicated by the inherent risk — albeit unlikely in Connecticut — of being killed in the line of duty.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
His father was a Detroit firefighter who died in the line of duty.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Those tallying often make a distinction between civilian and military journalists, as well as media representatives who are killed in the line of duty versus those who are killed away from the front lines.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Morello said the uphill recruitment battle is further complicated by the inherent risk — albeit unlikely in Connecticut — of being killed in the line of duty.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
His father was a Detroit firefighter who died in the line of duty.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
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“In the line of duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20line%20of%20duty. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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