as in marshal
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Recent Examples of sheriff
The sheriff’s office confirmed to the Statesman by email that this incident was the reason that the Boise Police Department asked drivers to avoid Overland Road west of Cloverdale Road for more than three hours.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2025
Multiple resources have been dispatched to the area, including the sheriff’s office dive team, search and rescue units, a Cal Fire technical rescue team and a CHP helicopter.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
When the boat washes ashore and not only the local sheriff Clyde is starting to ask questions, but the DEA is sniffing around, Harlan needs to be read into the situation.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Mesa County officials are reviewing messages in the Signal group chat to make sure sheriff’s employees followed agency policy and state law.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 June 2025
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2025
Multiple resources have been dispatched to the area, including the sheriff’s office dive team, search and rescue units, a Cal Fire technical rescue team and a CHP helicopter.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
When the boat washes ashore and not only the local sheriff Clyde is starting to ask questions, but the DEA is sniffing around, Harlan needs to be read into the situation.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Mesa County officials are reviewing messages in the Signal group chat to make sure sheriff’s employees followed agency policy and state law.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
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Another photo features a marshal with a long-range precision rifle mounted on a bipod, stationed on jagged ground with dramatic peaks in the backdrop.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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According to Brennan, the most troublesome law enforcement officers were 5,000 men deputized by the U.S. marshal.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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This incident comes less than two weeks after a trooper on the Mass Pike was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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At the same time, more than 100 law enforcement personnel descended — from EMS, firefighters and state troopers, to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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To learn that, the United States has to ensure ongoing access to nuclear sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors ( the Iranian parliament has moved a bill to suspend cooperation with the IAEA).—
Vali Nasr,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Michelin’s California Guide is published each year, highlighting the state’s best restaurants according to the company’s team of anonymous inspectors.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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No arrests had been made as an investigation by Calumet Area detectives was underway.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Based on a preliminary investigation, detectives believe other women also may have been assaulted by Palacios, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Few people, other than the investigators, had been inside the Pulse building before this past week.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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Middle Street and Lake Avenue were closed for several hours while investigators were at the scene.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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Police believe Johnson was shot around 2 p.m. While a patrolman was writing a report at the Gary Police Station, 555 Polk St., a man who matched the one seen on the video walked by him and a colleague.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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Even though his father was a former patrolman, court papers say, the business was often extorted by a local gang called Barrio 18, which eventually began a campaign of threats and violence against the family.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, before Cooper Flagg was the top player in college basketball and the presumptive No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft, New Balance Chief Marketing Officer Chris Davis issued an audacious challenge to one of his top lieutenants.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Goldstein was a police lieutenant in the Los Angeles area and now is executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, a nonprofit that works with communities to help reform policing.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Sutter, the Anaheim Police sergeant, said this is the largest burglary he’s seen in his 25 years with the department.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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More troubling was the silence of sergeants, officers and other command personnel during and after the outrageous behavior of the soldiers in attendance.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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