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Recent Examples of sheriff
Deputies and emergency medical personnel started rendering aid, but both men died at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
An unidentified 17-year-old was arrested in the shooting Sunday evening, according to an update from the sheriff’s office.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
By July 3, the sheriff’s office said Guevara had been booked, released on bond and was no longer in custody.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 July 2025
People should enter the building from South Water Street, according to a graphic on the sheriff’s office website.
—Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
An unidentified 17-year-old was arrested in the shooting Sunday evening, according to an update from the sheriff’s office.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
By July 3, the sheriff’s office said Guevara had been booked, released on bond and was no longer in custody.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 July 2025
People should enter the building from South Water Street, according to a graphic on the sheriff’s office website.
—Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
Noun
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Six days later, two more bargaining units, representing judicial marshals and their immediate supervisors, also declared an impasse.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
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Brian Carter, Paragould's fire marshal, is seeking the Republican nomination in Arkansas House of Representatives District 1 in 2026, Carter announced this week.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
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House left the scene and reportedly went on to carjack a vehicle after shooting the trooper, investigators said.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
16 July 2025
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The suspect, whose name has not yet been released, allegedly shot a state trooper during a traffic stop near the city’s airport, then fled the scene and carjacked another vehicle.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The next day, city inspectors put a stop-work order on a landscaping project at the brewery that was intended to make room for new trees outside the former 11 Wells Distillery.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2025
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At that time, the health inspector may close a food establishment at their discretion.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Metro Nashville Police Department homicide detectives are investigating after a woman's body, covered by a garbage bag, was discovered off the side of the road in South Nashville on July 19.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 July 2025
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Police have classified the death a homicide, and detectives are investigating.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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According to investigators, Melina and her father crossed into the U.S. from Canada on July 11 for what was supposed to be a vacation.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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The suspect fled on foot and dropped the gun, according to investigators.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
23 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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Initially, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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According to the Use of Force Policy, inmates must be checked every 15 minutes by correctional officers, every two hours by a lieutenant, and twice per 8-hour shift by medical staff.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Almeida, who won the Tour of Switzerland last month and finished fourth in last year’s Tour, is Pogačar’s chief lieutenant.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Ten Broward Sheriff’s deputies and sergeants who were entangled in the shocking and chaotic triple murder in Tamarac earlier this year have been recommended for termination, the union representing the sheriff’s office announced.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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The union’s statement shared Friday evening with the South Florida Sun Sentinel does not name any of the 10 deputies or sergeants.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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