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Recent Examples of sheriff
However, before the agents could do so, a sheriff's deputy initiated an arrest instead, Burnett said.
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David Clarey, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Joining the Poway Padres, firefighters and sheriff’s deputies on the field at Poway Sportsplex USA will be San Diego Team 18U Vargas, a local girls travel softball team with members who attend Poway High, Rubino said.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks took possession of the monkey, the sheriff’s office said.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
The mother and daughter then went on a three-day road trip from Lompoc, California, to the Nebraska area, the sheriff's office said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
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David Clarey, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Joining the Poway Padres, firefighters and sheriff’s deputies on the field at Poway Sportsplex USA will be San Diego Team 18U Vargas, a local girls travel softball team with members who attend Poway High, Rubino said.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks took possession of the monkey, the sheriff’s office said.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
The mother and daughter then went on a three-day road trip from Lompoc, California, to the Nebraska area, the sheriff's office said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
Noun
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In Los Angeles earlier this week, a federal marshal and an undocumented immigrant were injured after an agent’s weapon discharged during an immigration enforcement operation, officials said.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Parias was struck in the elbow, and a deputy marshal was hit in the hand, according to prosecutors.—
Morgan Chesky,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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State troopers were on scene while the power lines were cleared from the roadway.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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The trooper went back to his colleagues for a few minutes, then came back to arrest him.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While there, the inspector found multiple belts on the ride were not working properly, a spokesman for the state’s Department of Safety told The Star last week.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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The inspector hit the raw meat that met the floor with a Stop Sale.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Homicide detectives deemed the death suspicious and began investigating.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The show is also adding Ashley Walters, who earned an Emmy nomination for his incredible turn playing the lead detective in Netflix’s Adolescence.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Instead, the Kennedy focuses on the stark reality of a man fighting to protect himself and his family from Santa Fe prosecutors and investigators, who in the doc, seem driven less by the facts than by their interest in putting Baldwin on trial for his polarizing public persona.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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This allowed investigators to collect DNA, which led them to the teen, Scott said.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Amonsen plays Sean Reagan, the son of Wahlberg's Danny, who moved from New York City to Boston to become a patrolman for the BPD.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman’s quixotic effort to identify and capture the infamous Zodiac Killer.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An off-duty lieutenant with the Florida Highway Patrol broke up the fight.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 Nov. 2025
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Allison Mack, the former Smallville star who pleaded guilty to charges tied to her role as a top lieutenant to NXIVM founder Keith Raniere, is speaking out for the first time since her release from prison in a new podcast, Allison After NXIVM.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov. 2025
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In a sentencing memorandum and in court on Friday, Van Demark said Bonillo, who rose to the rank of sergeant while in the Army, originally joined CBP in December 2021 but left six months later for a more lucrative job with a private company.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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At that time, one gun went off, killing the detention sergeant, Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer told The Bozeman Daily Chronicle.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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