as in marshal
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Recent Examples of sheriff
The next day, the sheriff’s office responded to a 911 call that two people were lost in the woods.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
In its most recent update announcing that Wolfe was found safe, the sheriff’s office also expressed gratitude to the public.
—David Chiu, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
What To Know The sheriff's office responded to the resort around 11 a.m.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
She was cited with careless driving, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
In its most recent update announcing that Wolfe was found safe, the sheriff’s office also expressed gratitude to the public.
—David Chiu, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
What To Know The sheriff's office responded to the resort around 11 a.m.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
She was cited with careless driving, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
Noun
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On June 8, 2022, U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase get out of a taxi that stopped in front of a current justice's house at roughly 1:05 a.m., according to an FBI affidavit filed in court.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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As he was transferred to court that morning, U.S. marshals had discovered him hiding razor blades in his shoe.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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As troopers responded to the area, the wrong-way vehicle reportedly sideswiped another car on the ramp, according to state police.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Vermont State Police agency, established in 1987, employs undercover state troopers as well as local, county and federal law-enforcement officers.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The reductions will not affect drug, medical device, or food reviewer or inspectors, the agency said.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, inspectors observed excess grease around a tallow bin.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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The movie is based on the Jim Abrahams and David Zucker and Jerry Zucker franchise The Naked Gun that originally starred Leslie Nielsen as self-serious detective Frank Drebin, who managed to fail up through the ranks of the police squad.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office declined to bring charges after speaking with CMPD detectives, the department said.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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The IP address and phone number associated with the files belonged to Green, investigators said.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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She was not taken into custody, investigators said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Wambaugh, who joined the LAPD as a patrolman in 1960, made a splash with his debut novel, The New Centurions, a sweeping tale that followed three young LAPD officers during a five-year period that led to the 1965 Watts riots.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Caught in the middle of this controversy was Deputy Keith Farquhar, then a young patrolman.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2025
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That was Eric DeCosta’s first year as general manager after serving for many seasons as Ozzie Newsome’s longtime lieutenant.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The firefighters, engineers, paramedics and lieutenants were being represented in court by attorneys from their union, the International Association of Firefighters.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Benjamin Therriault, a Richmond Police Department sergeant and union president, said the measure could have been helpful a few years ago during an internal investigation.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Brian Albert, a BPD sergeant who owned the property that was the site of O’Keefe’s death; Brian Higgins, an ATF agent and Albert’s friend who was there that night and has romantic interest in Read; and Colin Albert, Brian Albert’s nephew, who the defense argues had beef with O’Keefe.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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