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Recent Examples of sheriff
The helicopter had taken off from Pegasus Airpark in Queen Creek, around 30 miles west of Superior, the sheriff’s office said.
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
The sheriff’s office said in a Nov. 12 news release that no foul play is suspected and the case has been closed after Benn’s death was ruled an accident.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 3 Jan. 2026
That call, from the Bates County sheriff’s department, provided the first clues that led authorities to the body of Airen Andula who was found at the bottom of a Missouri creek bed.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2026
The state has created a grant program to help sheriffs cover training and implementation costs tied to the mandate.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
The sheriff’s office said in a Nov. 12 news release that no foul play is suspected and the case has been closed after Benn’s death was ruled an accident.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 3 Jan. 2026
That call, from the Bates County sheriff’s department, provided the first clues that led authorities to the body of Airen Andula who was found at the bottom of a Missouri creek bed.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2026
The state has created a grant program to help sheriffs cover training and implementation costs tied to the mandate.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
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In California, the state fire marshal requires annual inspections of all multi-family residential apartments consisting of three or more units by your local fire authority.—
Rachel Kim,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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They are also marked with the fire marshal’s seal.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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When he was pulled over, troopers detected a certain aroma.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The agreement gives state troopers the ability to interrogate anyone believed to be an immigrant, arrest immigrants in certain instances, and transport immigrants to ICE.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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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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Nampa detectives eventually learned about Salat’s case in Ada County, where he originally was charged with three counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16, court records show.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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Robert Marshall, lead homicide detective, added.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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According to federal investigators, Neves Velente was responsible for both the Brown University mass shooting that killed two students and injured nine and the murder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno Loureiro, each of which occurred in December.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Jan. 2026
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During the search, officials say that investigators found a series of short videos made by Neves Valente after the shootings.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The bodycam video shows the same patrolman reading Miranda warnings to Mangione.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
18 Dec. 2025
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Testimony when the hearing resumes is expected to include two Altoona, Pennsylvania, patrolmen who were among more than a dozen officers at the McDonald's where Mangione was arrested following the shooting.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
5 Dec. 2025
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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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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 13 Jan. 2026.
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