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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The former’s storyline is based on an existent plotline from Robyn Carr’s expansive, eponymous novel series, with Canning playing an ex-cop who was shot in the line of duty and is now working for the state medical board as an investigator.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 June 2025
This year marks four years since former Apple was killed at the same location in the line of duty on June 26, 2021.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
The annual event is held to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty and officers recognized go back to the 1800s.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Marysville officials made proclamations Tuesday honoring Officer Osmar Rodarte, who was killed in the line of duty in March, including one that will rename Oak Street in downtown Marysville to one in honor of the fallen officer.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 June 2025
This year marks four years since former Apple was killed at the same location in the line of duty on June 26, 2021.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
The annual event is held to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty and officers recognized go back to the 1800s.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Marysville officials made proclamations Tuesday honoring Officer Osmar Rodarte, who was killed in the line of duty in March, including one that will rename Oak Street in downtown Marysville to one in honor of the fallen officer.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 18 June 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 9 Jul. 2025.
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