in the line of duty
idiom
: while doing one's job
a soldier/policeman/fireman who was killed in the line of duty
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Canning will play Victoria, an ex-cop who was shot in the line of duty and has since taken a job as an investigator for the state medical board.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
Ceremonies for all four were held in the soccer stadium and followed procedures — the military honors, the flyover, the motorcade — written by Melton, who was killed in the line of duty shortly after designing the funeral protocols.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
This is the 14th time police have been shot at in the line of duty this year, police said.
—Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of law enforcement officers gathered on Wednesday to honor the life of Preacher, a four-year-old Belgian Malinois and Maine State Police K-9, who was killed in the line of duty during a tactical team operation.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
Ceremonies for all four were held in the soccer stadium and followed procedures — the military honors, the flyover, the motorcade — written by Melton, who was killed in the line of duty shortly after designing the funeral protocols.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
This is the 14th time police have been shot at in the line of duty this year, police said.
—Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of law enforcement officers gathered on Wednesday to honor the life of Preacher, a four-year-old Belgian Malinois and Maine State Police K-9, who was killed in the line of duty during a tactical team operation.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
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“In the line of duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20line%20of%20duty. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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