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At the same time, there’s enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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The department plans to work through ways to give recruits a better sense of what the work might be like upfront, Lamb said, possibly through videos on day-to-day operations.—
John Hult,
States Newsroom,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Huskies also added Renick Dorilas and Steve Miller, who didn’t see the field much in their time at Rutgers and USC, respectively, and a pair of three-star high school recruits in Elijah Whitaker and Shmar Akande.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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The co-worker said Pretti researched how to prevent veterans from dying from colon cancer.—
Jeff Winter,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Both veterans are coming off outstanding performances against the Texans.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, the number of military personnel has hovered just above 180,000—compared with 300,000 people in 2001, more than a third of whom were conscripts.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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But October 7, which resulted in thousands of casualties and extended service for conscripts and reservists, changed perceptions.—
Aluf Benn,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Nov. 2025
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The game closed out the season series between the last two Eastern Conference champions, with all four meetings taking place in the last 30 days.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Despite lucrative offers from the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays, Tucker went with the two-time defending World Series champions, who made room on their 40-man roster by designating outfielder Michael Siani for assignment.—
Ed Guzman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Diggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diggers. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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