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Recent Examples of sheriff
Evacuees should report to the Fairfield Center at 200 Main Street in Meeker, sheriff’s officials said.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
The baby is safe and being cared for, said Stephen Sutton, a spokesperson for the Lake and Dyer county sheriffs.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
Investigators then found the 14 IEDs inside the home, the sheriff’s office said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Contents in the bag were different items belonging to Homeland Security, the sheriff's office said.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
The baby is safe and being cared for, said Stephen Sutton, a spokesperson for the Lake and Dyer county sheriffs.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
Investigators then found the 14 IEDs inside the home, the sheriff’s office said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Contents in the bag were different items belonging to Homeland Security, the sheriff's office said.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
Noun
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He was stopped by marshals at the door as Waterbury police arrived.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Aug. 2025
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In addition to supervising the state’s finances, the CFO oversees the insurance industry and serves as the state’s fire marshal.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 July 2025
Noun
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In 2003, Texas Republicans also tried to redraw maps three years after Census data was released, prompting state Democrats to retreat to a Holiday Inn in Oklahoma, just over the state line from Texas and out of reach of troopers who could force them to return.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
10 Aug. 2025
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety confirmed state troopers were investigating the crash near milepost marker 150.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The roof inspector, Realtor and previous homeowner all passed the buck and the new owners have $30,000 in damages.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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This included reports of de facto Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice inspectors instructing health clinics, shops, markets, government offices and taxi drivers to deny services to women not accompanied by a mahram.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The boy was later taken into custody at Shawnee High School and questioned by detectives, but was released after police determined he was not involved.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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The film stars Smith as a detective in a near-future utopia in which humanity is served by a legion of compliant robots.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Last week, investigators made a public plea for tips about Le’s whereabouts; that effort appears to have borne fruit, because police said Le was arrested Aug. 11 in Colorado with the help of the U.S. Marshals Service.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Police ask that anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have information valuable to investigators call detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department’s anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477).—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In Boston Blue, Sean has moved to Boston to start his own new chapter, as a patrolman for the Boston PD — thus paving the way for his father’s own move.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
18 July 2025
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The Tamir Rice Foundation was established by Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir, after the murder of her son by Timothy Loehmann, a patrolman with the Cleveland Division of Police, in 2014.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
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During his time as sheriff, Martinez has continued to hold the rank of lieutenant and successfully completed 24-hours of in-service training to maintain his certification under state law, Kopack said.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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The new facility will be staffed by 83 people, including Commander Carlos Lara, three lieutenants, 17 sergeants and an administrative assistant, Aaron said.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 July 2025
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Interim Police Chief Randy Randy Ulibarri said each referral is reviewed by a detective sergeant and assigned to a detective or patrol officers through its records management system.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Cops nabbed 31-year-old Lewis Reynolds after a sergeant spotted him in Midtown at about 12:10 a.m. and recognized him from a wanted poster, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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