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bluecoats

noun

plural of bluecoat

as in troopers

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Records from that time indicated state troopers found Farinacci sitting on a park bench, out of breath, the affidavit reads.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
He was directed to come to the Fairfield rest area to meet with troopers and, once there, was identified as 44-year-old Jeffrey Guerette of Bridgeport, according to state police.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of troopers

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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
Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of gendarmes

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The race has been shaped by the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, confrontations that were caught on camera and fueled a backlash to Trump’s immigration policies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
The judge also said ICE officers did not follow procedures established to ensure due process.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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Bronx prosecutors took his case all the way to a jury, which rejected the cops’ version of events and acquitted him, the Daily News reported at the time.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
At first, everyone assumes Ji-Seok is on an extended bender or hiding from the cops.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of cops

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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

Definition of coppers

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People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched White policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.

— USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Over the weekend, dozens of plain-clothes policemen entered the protest site and dragged Wangchuk into an ambulance.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026

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