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Would such a posse be willing to try to arrest members of Congress who are complicit in the damage being done to our democratic system?
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
After the protesters left, a small posse of police remained well into the rest of the morning.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
The array of colors along the horizon, even as the posse slumps out of the restaurant, heads hung low, unable to find their mark, wind gusts thrashing against them.
—Rachel Sonis, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
As Kraft and his posse grimly passed the entrance, the last stragglers of the losing Patriots were heading into the room — the owner and players going in opposite directions and the same direction all at once.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
After the protesters left, a small posse of police remained well into the rest of the morning.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
The array of colors along the horizon, even as the posse slumps out of the restaurant, heads hung low, unable to find their mark, wind gusts thrashing against them.
—Rachel Sonis, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
As Kraft and his posse grimly passed the entrance, the last stragglers of the losing Patriots were heading into the room — the owner and players going in opposite directions and the same direction all at once.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Posse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posse. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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