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Recent Examples of sheriff
The sheriff’s office received 52 calls for water rescues in a roughly six-hour period, but Lane didn’t know how many of those calls ultimately required a rescue.
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Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
The sheriff's office did not release additional details on the BASE jumping incident.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 15 June 2026
The sheriff’s office report lists 11 complaints involving Cutler’s dogs since September 2025.
—Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
The teen, who has not been publicly identified, was sent to a local hospital in critical condition, the sheriff's office said.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
The sheriff's office did not release additional details on the BASE jumping incident.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 15 June 2026
The sheriff’s office report lists 11 complaints involving Cutler’s dogs since September 2025.
—Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
The teen, who has not been publicly identified, was sent to a local hospital in critical condition, the sheriff's office said.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
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The bill would require licensees to allow any local fire chief, fire marshal or fire prevention officer to inspect sites in their jurisdiction and require corrections if violations are found.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The Florida state fire marshal was requested to the scene to assist in the investigation to help determine the cause and origin of the explosion, and the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Homicide Bureau will also be investigating.—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The trooper was able to perform a traffic stop and said that the driver was heavily intoxicated.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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State police troopers, officers from the Butler Police Department and deputies from the Bates County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene and are assisting with the crash investigation, the outlets reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Authorities also alleged some of the accused conspired together to defraud the government by falsely claiming that the registered inspector of Will Power had carried out his duties in inspecting and supervising 86 building maintenance projects.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The inspector found a pile of dead roaches in the back mop area.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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Authorities asked anyone with information about Moore's whereabouts to contact detectives at 803-358-7271 or Midlands Crimestoppers.—
Stephen Sorace , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Inbred eccentrics and bumbling detectives have populated the seaside villages of Bruno Dumont’s absurdist comedies.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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In the video recorded at the Elliot Key Marina shortly after the collision, Pino can be seen telling the investigator that his attention was split immediately before the accident.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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The Police Department in Friday’s post said the arrest by its Major Collisions Unit followed an investigation by responding officers, detectives and crime scene investigators that involved a four-hour neighborhood canvass.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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The patrolman has not been identified.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Billups-Taylor’s LinkedIn page states that his employment in Winfield ended in February 2026, and he is currently employed as a part-time patrolman with the Ogden Dunes Police Department and as a senior investigator with Veracity IIR, a security firm headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.—
Christin Lazerus,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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UConn men’s hockey coach Mike Cavanaugh lost one of his top lieutenants, Nick Peruzzi, to Wisconsin this week.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
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The Crown Prince was appointed second lieutenant alongside 120 other new officers on Thursday, marking the milestone after starting the lieutenant's training in August 2025.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The sergeant was suspended without pay from the MSP around the same time that the accusations emerged publicly.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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Cook believes that the speech could, for instance, empower a white sergeant to overlook the work of his Black private, or a white captain to disregard the contributions of his Black lieutenant.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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