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Recent Examples of sheriff
Stines, the former Letcher County sheriff, is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins inside his chambers in September 2024.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Adam Linhardt, sheriff’s office spokesman, said the brick weighed a little over a kilogram.
—David Goodhue
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Two Muslim women arrested while participating in a pro-Palestinian protest at a University of California campus filed a federal lawsuit against a sheriff’s office, accusing deputies of violating their religious rights by forcing them to take off their hijabs in jail.
—Julia Marnin
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
The island, which is located on the other side of the bridge, runs from the Aventura Sailing Association to the sheriff’s Harbor Patrol dock.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Adam Linhardt, sheriff’s office spokesman, said the brick weighed a little over a kilogram.
—David Goodhue
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Two Muslim women arrested while participating in a pro-Palestinian protest at a University of California campus filed a federal lawsuit against a sheriff’s office, accusing deputies of violating their religious rights by forcing them to take off their hijabs in jail.
—Julia Marnin
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
The island, which is located on the other side of the bridge, runs from the Aventura Sailing Association to the sheriff’s Harbor Patrol dock.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
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Just then, a marshal scrambled onto the track, flipped the car over and relaunched it through his legs.—
William Liang,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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The government sent hundreds of F.B.I. agents, U.S. marshals, and others to the Wounded Knee trenches, armed with military equipment including armored personnel carriers and tear gas.—
Nick Estes,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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King called for assistance and a Kentucky state trooper responded.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
6 July 2025
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The department is also working to add surveillance cameras in areas of concern and station more officers downtown, Bailey said, adding that officials from the Indiana State Police have agreed to add troopers throughout the summer.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The loss of experienced investigators and cuts to support staff have also hamstrung other inspectors.—
Victoria Malis,
ProPublica,
7 July 2025
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At that time, the health inspector may close a food establishment at their discretion.—
Paris Goodman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2025
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Meanwhile, back at the Marine Mammal Care Center, the scientific detective work is about to begin.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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The victim’s relatives showed detectives a photo of Ackerman and the victim in the same area the victim’s body had been located, according to an affidavit.—
Caroline Zimmerman
July 7,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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But in Hartig’s formal response posted to the body’s website on Wednesday, July 9, Hartig revealed her own bevy of concerns with judicial investigators and county prosecutors alike.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
11 July 2025
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Maya Lau, an investigative journalist and financial investigator, hosts the podcast.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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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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The couple's pardon came amid a flurry of high-profile pardons from Trump, including those of a former Republican congressman, a Republican Connecticut governor, rapper NBA YoungBoy, a former Chicago gang leader, and an Army lieutenant who was convicted for flaunting COVID regulations.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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First, all Cockneys were cheeky; all lieutenants posh but unblooded; and all sergeants, grizzled.—
Alexander Rose,
Air Mail,
28 June 2025
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Detroit native Allison Walker, a former police sergeant, made potato salad for family and friends over the Fourth of July weekend.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
4 July 2025
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The potent mix of Danny Glover and Mel Gibson as by-the-book sergeant Roger Murtaugh working with, well, the title Lethal Weapon speaks to the unhinged nature of Martin Riggs, was a smash hit with audiences and inspired three sequels.—
Sarah Sprague,
EW.com,
2 July 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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