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Recent Examples of sergeant
Still, the audit said, the Sheriff’s Office created more sergeant positions every year since fiscal year 2015 and chalked up the cost to complying with Melendres.
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Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and criminal justice professor at Penn State Lehigh Valley, has been following the surge in bodies recovered in the city.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
He was promoted to detective sergeant in 2020 and his MSP record includes a Citation for Bravery, two Life Saving Awards, and multiple awards for professional excellence, according to the lawsuit.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
After serving his six years and leaving the Corps as a sergeant, Cope White moved to Manhattan and then to Hollywood, to write for TV.
—Bob Morris, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and criminal justice professor at Penn State Lehigh Valley, has been following the surge in bodies recovered in the city.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
He was promoted to detective sergeant in 2020 and his MSP record includes a Citation for Bravery, two Life Saving Awards, and multiple awards for professional excellence, according to the lawsuit.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
After serving his six years and leaving the Corps as a sergeant, Cope White moved to Manhattan and then to Hollywood, to write for TV.
—Bob Morris, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sergeant
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Among the deceased were colonels, lieutenants, majors and captains and some reserve soldiers, ranging in age from 26 to 60, The Associated Press reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, senior officials in Washington coalesced around Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime Maduro lieutenant who had overseen the oil sector, as their provisional interlocutor in Caracas.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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However, unlike last season, there was no sign to those within the Capitals that their captain was feeling the pressure of scoring another historic goal.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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Eddy came under fire after the op-ed published, with Angel City FC and the team's captain, center back Sarah Gorden, both denouncing the piece.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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