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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That shooting came just a few months after another York County officer was killed in the line of duty during a shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In addition to regular visits, local authorities often request teams after traumatic events, like a mass shooting or when a first responder has been killed in the line of duty.
—Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The moves have been made to pay tribute to a variety of different people including the victims of the September 28 Michigan Mormon church shooting, deceased politicians and firefighters and police officers who died in the line of duty.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
On Monday, the committee heard from family members of other victims of violent crime, a local police officer injured in the line of duty and law enforcement experts.
—Mary Ramsey
updated September 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In addition to regular visits, local authorities often request teams after traumatic events, like a mass shooting or when a first responder has been killed in the line of duty.
—Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The moves have been made to pay tribute to a variety of different people including the victims of the September 28 Michigan Mormon church shooting, deceased politicians and firefighters and police officers who died in the line of duty.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
On Monday, the committee heard from family members of other victims of violent crime, a local police officer injured in the line of duty and law enforcement experts.
—Mary Ramsey
updated September 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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