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bluecoats

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plural of bluecoat

as in troopers

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At a separate Ohio event, an armed assailant charged toward Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Amy Acton during a Sunday stop at the Canfield Fair and injured several people before he was stopped by troopers, authorities said.

— Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Florida Highway Patrol troopers are continuing to search for the hit-and-run driver, according to Florida Today.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

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During the Paris Commune of 1871, a socialist tailor named Herminie Cadolle experimented with corset design in the hope of allowing women to move around more freely and, presumably, evade the gendarmes.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Another 170 gendarmes, or law enforcement officers, have also been dispatched to the region to support the firefighting effort.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026

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The Washington Post reported last month that authorities have charged or accused at least 50 law enforcement officers of leveraging ALPRs without authorization, sometimes using the software to stalk women.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Among them is a complaint by four Muslim women in Arizona who sued multiple police departments and Arizona State University after male officers removed their hijabs while arresting them at pro-Palestinian campus protests in 2024.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

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Warm coppers and soft strawberry hues are having a major moment this summer—but with a more natural, lived-in finish that’s easy to wear, according to Raziuddin.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 29 July 2026
Warm, contrasting tones–think coppers, bronze, terracotta, and rich chocolate brown–tend to have the most transformative effect.

— Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 24 July 2026

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The head-on crash that killed two policemen and five joyriders in Middlesbrough in August, and its aftermath, is the latest.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 5 Sep. 2026
As a result, the policemen were tried for a second time, in which one officer was found not guilty, and the two others’ charges were ultimately dismissed due to a second hung jury and mistrial.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

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