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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Milwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder, 32, was killed in the line of duty on June 26, the sixth Milwaukee officer to die since 2018.
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
In a futuristic and extremely crime-ridden Detroit, cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is killed in the line of duty and brought back as a cyborg warrior by a shady corporation.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025
A number of former agents have died in the line of duty in previous seasons.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The Indiana State Police is honoring four officers who died in the line of duty in 2024: Hendricks County Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar, Newton County Sheriff’s Corporal Brandon Schreiber, Department of Correction Lt. Donald Neiswinger and Department of Correction Officer Shawn Burnell.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
In a futuristic and extremely crime-ridden Detroit, cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is killed in the line of duty and brought back as a cyborg warrior by a shady corporation.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025
A number of former agents have died in the line of duty in previous seasons.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The Indiana State Police is honoring four officers who died in the line of duty in 2024: Hendricks County Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar, Newton County Sheriff’s Corporal Brandon Schreiber, Department of Correction Lt. Donald Neiswinger and Department of Correction Officer Shawn Burnell.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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