as in policemen
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion
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My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.
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Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.
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Police shot a suspect who allegedly hit multiple officers with a vehicle in the Bronx on Sunday, the New York City Police Department said.
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Family members told officers that a man had been underwater for some time, police said.
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No criminal charges have been filed against McCarthy or any of the other cops who had their homes searched Wednesday.
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Ten thousand cops were deployed to the financial district; access for paradegoers was limited to twenty-three checkpoints.
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.
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Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.
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“Flatfeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatfeet. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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