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Recent Examples of sheriff
On Wednesday, May 6, Miami-Dade sheriff's officers Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana are suing Damon, 55, and Affleck, 53, over the alleged depiction of their law enforcement characters in the movie, which began streaming on Netflix in January.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Next to her, the sheriff's office said, was drug paraphernalia in plain view of the deputy.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 11 May 2026
The sheriff's department initially sent it to a private lab in Florida.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Flores was 43 years old when the sheriff’s office obtained a warrant to monitor his cellphone and messages.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Next to her, the sheriff's office said, was drug paraphernalia in plain view of the deputy.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 11 May 2026
The sheriff's department initially sent it to a private lab in Florida.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Flores was 43 years old when the sheriff’s office obtained a warrant to monitor his cellphone and messages.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
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The cause of the fire and explosion were under investigation on Wednesday afternoon by the Des Plaines Fire Department, Des Plaines Police Department, with assistance from Cook County, the Illinois fire marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Cobb Vanth The old-fashioned cowboy wore Boba Fett's armor and weapons as the marshal of Mos Pelgo on Tatooine and was an loyal ally of the Mando – until Cad Bane gunned him down in cold blood.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Once troopers arrived, Williams raised the firearm and pointed it toward police before Blanchette shot and killed her, the report said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Authorities said a Massachusetts State Police trooper and an armed civilian — described as a former Marine licensed to carry — confronted the suspect as people fled their vehicles and sought cover.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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An inspector can check grading, gutters, downspout drainage, crawl space conditions and signs of past water intrusion.—
Ryan Brennan
May 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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Farhana Islam, a quality inspector at Tusuka Trousers in Bangladesh and the event’s sole garment worker, couldn’t attend because of visa issues.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Court records show Dial sued a former Parker Police Department detective over his 2022 arrest for tampering with evidence and being an accessory to murder.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The lawsuit claims that Santana was the lead detective assigned to the case, while Smith was the sergeant who supervised the investigative team.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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His attorney had asked officers to check on him, investigators said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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That’s not true, Enders told lottery investigators, arguing the halves came from a single ticket.—
Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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One patrolman said the officer who died had held the door for him just two days ago, during a shift change.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The character is said to be an homage to an actual Western District patrolman named Bob Brown.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Magyar recently claimed that several of Orbán’s top lieutenants are rushing to send their assets abroad, perhaps to avoid financial or legal sanctions, and that others have been shredding incriminating documents.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Now Dave Smith, a retired lieutenant with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and a law enforcement consultant, is sharing his thoughts about whether Mexico is a possibility and what else could have happened to Guthrie.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
8 May 2026
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The War Department, realizing one family had already sacrificed so much, decided the fourth and youngest brother, 24-year-old Frederick (Fritz), a sergeant serving in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, had to be sent home.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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The lawsuit claims that Santana was the lead detective assigned to the case, while Smith was the sergeant who supervised the investigative team.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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