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Recent Examples of policewoman
In Andrea Gets a Divorce, hope turns into a whole set of emotions as a countryside policewoman yearning for a promotion faces a moral quandary after accidentally killing her soon-to-be-ex in a hit-and-run accident.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
But once there, an overly law – abiding British policewoman drags him deep down into the mysterious disappearance of a foreign billionaire, and the most complicated case of murders in his entire career.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Boyd’s meeting with the policewoman, Acosta, bugged me as well.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
One of the first images that spread widely from that day was of a police vehicle coming under machine-gun fire, an attack that injured a policeman and policewoman.
—Yaakov Lappin, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
But once there, an overly law – abiding British policewoman drags him deep down into the mysterious disappearance of a foreign billionaire, and the most complicated case of murders in his entire career.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Boyd’s meeting with the policewoman, Acosta, bugged me as well.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
One of the first images that spread widely from that day was of a police vehicle coming under machine-gun fire, an attack that injured a policeman and policewoman.
—Yaakov Lappin, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policewoman
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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 2025
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On the night of Oct. 6, 2016, Kardashian was by herself in her room at the No Address Hotel in Paris when five men dressed as policemen broke in, tied up her feet and hands and gagged her before putting her in a bathtub.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Among them is 9-1-1: Nashville, the latest from the Ryan Murphy cop universe.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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When Alma’s inventor is murdered, Salia and Zem, two cops from different zones who are polar opposites, are forced to collaborate on the investigation.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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Lawyers for the Harris County traffic cop said missteps by an officer prior to an escalating event do not strip them of the right to self-defense thereafter.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The indictment says an off-duty law enforcement officer tipped Lam on Sept. 18 that authorities were on their way to arrest Lam at his Miami rental home.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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Answering a 911 call, two uniformed police officers rushed to the Glenmore Plaza Houses, a New York City Housing Authority complex, near Christopher and Glenmore Aves.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2025
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The attack was reported just after 1 a.m. the morning of Jan. 12, when police officers responded to a carjacking call near Sandpebble and Vistapark drives, according to San Jose police.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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The troopers returned fire, wounding the suspect and giving the female the distraction needed to jump from the vehicle, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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The following day, the trooper reviewed the video, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
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Law enforcement agencies would have to create department files on any employee holding a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement license, which includes police, sheriff’s deputies, constables, corrections officers and others.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Center Township constable's office has made headlines in recent years because of scandals surrounding former constable Denise Hatch.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
15 Nov. 2024
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“Policewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policewoman. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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