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Recent Examples of sheriff
Homan has asked sheriffs across the country to rent out space in their local jails to detain immigrants.
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Brittany Gibson, Axios, 8 Feb. 2025
Disneyland will send information in April directly to qualifying fire, police and sheriff’s departments on eligibility, verification and registration requirements.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2025
The Court of Appeals, however, did not render a final decision on whether the county and the sheriff had violated Minnesota law.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Jennings said the sheriff’s office would handle a criminal investigation into the allegations.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
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Brittany Gibson, Axios, 8 Feb. 2025
Disneyland will send information in April directly to qualifying fire, police and sheriff’s departments on eligibility, verification and registration requirements.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2025
The Court of Appeals, however, did not render a final decision on whether the county and the sheriff had violated Minnesota law.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Jennings said the sheriff’s office would handle a criminal investigation into the allegations.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
Noun
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The cause of the fire is under investigation by Howard County’s fire marshal.—
Shaela Foster,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2025
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Once the fire was out, the fire marshal collected their insurance information and the couple were left standing there, holding their dog.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol would get $37.9 million that would cover 100 new state troopers, which would bring the trooper total to 1,044.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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However, the ice was unstable and the search had to be suspended, troopers said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Feb. 2025
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Trump's firing of inspectors was contentious A president can fire inspectors general, but Congress requires 30 days' notice and an explanation for removing an inspector general.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Everyone along the supply chain process — from farms, to customs inspectors, to processing centers — has to hire extra people for the holiday, Boldt said.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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Season 1’s first ep was watched by 6.7M viewers and delivered the best launch amongst 25-49 year olds since hit detective series HIP, according to the French major.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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After requesting discovery — or the case’s evidence — since August, she’s only gotten a handful of videos, and some other documents, including a two-page detective summary.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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The National Transportation Safety Board said a team of U.S. investigators will participate in the probe.—
Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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The man, who investigators believe was White and around 35 years old, offered Ronnie and his wife a short-term job at a logging camp that would also purportedly provide daycare for their children.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After drinking alcohol with his colleagues, the accused took a machine gun and went to the command dugout, knocked on the door, and started shooting at patrolmen, killing a junior sergeant.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Obviously, the patrolman was doing his lock checks of the stores down the street.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2024
Noun
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At the time of his firing, Sanchez was president of the Orland Park Police Supervisors Association, a bargaining unit separate from patrol officers that represents police sergeants and lieutenants in the department.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Musk and his lieutenants at DOGE are carrying out an unprecedented effort to reduce federal spending, moving through agencies and personnel offices and recommending that thousands of civil servants be reclassified, and in some cases, fired.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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In one incident, a male cop at Harlem’s 32nd Precinct dared a male detective to drink the express milk a sergeant had just pumped.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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After drinking alcohol with his colleagues, the accused took a machine gun and went to the command dugout, knocked on the door, and started shooting at patrolmen, killing a junior sergeant.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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