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there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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This terminology has become commonplace among Russian officials and police officers who associate criminality with non-Slavic-looking migrants.
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Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
Two journalists and a police officer were killed Tuesday as gang members burst into the General Hospital and fired indiscriminately at reporters who were there to cover the facility's reopening.
—arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
At the same time, we’re reunited with another fan favorite, Wi Ha-jun’s Hwang Jun-ho—the dashing police officer who snuck onto the island last time around, was shot (by his brother, the Front Man!), and fell off a cliff—who has only now finally awakened from his coma.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), a Seoul police officer who in Season 1 infiltrated the games to find his missing brother, is also searching again.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
Two journalists and a police officer were killed Tuesday as gang members burst into the General Hospital and fired indiscriminately at reporters who were there to cover the facility's reopening.
—arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
At the same time, we’re reunited with another fan favorite, Wi Ha-jun’s Hwang Jun-ho—the dashing police officer who snuck onto the island last time around, was shot (by his brother, the Front Man!), and fell off a cliff—who has only now finally awakened from his coma.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), a Seoul police officer who in Season 1 infiltrated the games to find his missing brother, is also searching again.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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