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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Her husband, Freddie Woodruff, was killed in the line of duty in post-Soviet Georgia in 1993.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Brady is the 1,163rd member of the FDNY to die in the line of duty.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Corder, a six-year police veteran, would die three days later, on June 29, at a local hospital, becoming the sixth Milwaukee police officer to die in the line of duty since 2018.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The dispute stems from the death of Marysville Police Officer Osmar Rodarte, who was killed in the line of duty in March during a multi-agency operation.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Brady is the 1,163rd member of the FDNY to die in the line of duty.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Corder, a six-year police veteran, would die three days later, on June 29, at a local hospital, becoming the sixth Milwaukee police officer to die in the line of duty since 2018.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The dispute stems from the death of Marysville Police Officer Osmar Rodarte, who was killed in the line of duty in March during a multi-agency operation.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 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 Nov. 2025.
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