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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In 2024, 342 officers were shot in the line of duty, including 50 who were killed, up from 46 in 2023, according to the report.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
The fourth season ended with Marcus getting shot by a mercenary in the line of duty and River committing his grandfather, David, to a care home against his will.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Because of Massachusetts's Nero's Law, which allows service animals to be transported in an ambulance when they are injured in the line of duty, first responders took Zena via ambulance to Bulger Animal Hospital in Lawrence.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Etched in the memorial are names of firefighters who died in the line of duty.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
The fourth season ended with Marcus getting shot by a mercenary in the line of duty and River committing his grandfather, David, to a care home against his will.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Because of Massachusetts's Nero's Law, which allows service animals to be transported in an ambulance when they are injured in the line of duty, first responders took Zena via ambulance to Bulger Animal Hospital in Lawrence.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Etched in the memorial are names of firefighters who died in the line of duty.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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