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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Noun
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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026 -
To be honest, this risk goes also to nurses, policemen, teachers, doctors, public servants.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Officials said one of the officers allegedly lit a battery of fireworks about 200 yards from the horses, the outlet reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The second victim, the 79-year-old man, was found Tuesday when patrol officers responded to another residence on Papaya Farms Road.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The buddy cops’ zesty chemistry goes out on a high as Detective Campbell and Lieutenant Cole bicker next to ambulance at the film’s end.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
5 June 2026
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Pena lives in Mott Haven, more than five miles from the 50th Precinct stationhouse, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Flatfeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatfeet. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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