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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Tunnels to Towers, which started after 9/11, provides mortgage-free homes to the families of first responders and military members who have died in the line of duty.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Simoncic's death comes just weeks after Elijah Ming, a deputy in Kansas City, was shot and killed in the line of duty.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The deputy chief explained that Paglia was the president, and Lazo the vice president, of the Chicago chapter of the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, which supports the families of officers who have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Simoncic’s death comes exactly one month after a Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy was killed in the line of duty.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Simoncic's death comes just weeks after Elijah Ming, a deputy in Kansas City, was shot and killed in the line of duty.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The deputy chief explained that Paglia was the president, and Lazo the vice president, of the Chicago chapter of the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, which supports the families of officers who have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Simoncic’s death comes exactly one month after a Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy was killed in the line of duty.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 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 5 Sep. 2025.
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