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Recent Examples of sheriff
On Monday, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Chandler Tripp School, at 780 Thornton Way, after staff members reported finding a USB flash drive containing inappropriate images, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
In January, an Illinois sheriff's deputy, Shamone Duncan, 50, was killed in a shooting while celebrating her sister's birthday in Turks and Caicos.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
The woman was driving east on County Road 306 and crashed on a sharp turn near the County Road 308 intersection in Lawson, hitting trees and brush just south of Clear Creek, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
The slots on the door were used by the sheriffs for security measures such as restraining us with handcuffs before opening the door and to feed us with food on trays or in a cup.
—James L. Dold, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
In January, an Illinois sheriff's deputy, Shamone Duncan, 50, was killed in a shooting while celebrating her sister's birthday in Turks and Caicos.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
The woman was driving east on County Road 306 and crashed on a sharp turn near the County Road 308 intersection in Lawson, hitting trees and brush just south of Clear Creek, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
The slots on the door were used by the sheriffs for security measures such as restraining us with handcuffs before opening the door and to feed us with food on trays or in a cup.
—James L. Dold, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
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The priest and his marshals are making camp that night when they’re attacked by a band of Native Americans.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
2 Mar. 2025
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The blaze was put out by 12:20 a.m. FDNY fire marshals on Saturday were trying to determine the cause of each fire.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Then troopers and sheriff's deputies, some on horseback, attacked, beating people with batons and launching tear gas canisters.—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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State troopers violently attacked the unarmed demonstrators with batons and tear gas — images that shocked the nation and prompted President Lyndon Johnson to give an emergency address to Congress.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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When a property stylist staged a home with a controversial cookbook, discussion about her choice went viral after a home inspector posted a video about it to TikTok.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Yet a 2023 inspector's general report found that almost none of the deceased individuals listed in the database are receiving Social Security payments.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Drain, the detective who worked on missing-person cases in Seattle, became a strong advocate for NamUs.—
Nick McMillan,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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Brett Payne, the lead detective in the case, said at the same hearing.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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The film details how investigators believed Baumeister may have filmed his victims with a secret camera hidden in an air vent in his basement.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Two people who had been shot were found dead inside a Thornton home on Wednesday that investigators believe was intentionally set on fire, police said.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 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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Finally, Dalton will portray a LA County Sheriff’s Department lieutenant.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
7 Mar. 2025
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Obispo-Hernandez was identified as another lieutenant in the criminal organization and is believed to be in Guatemala.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Zhao, a battery supply sergeant was assigned to the 17th Field Artillery Brigade and Tian is a health services administrator.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Zhao, an active-duty Army supply sergeant, allegedly began conspiring to obtain and send national defense information to people in China sometime in July 2024.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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