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: a mounted police officer
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: a state police officer
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a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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The chase began when DPS troopers spotted a Dodge Charger suspected of transporting immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The father of Elijah McClain was sentenced to 10 days in jail or home detention and received a 12-month deferred sentence for assaulting a Colorado State Patrol trooper during a drunken-driving arrest, according to the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2024
State troopers used a rope tied to a pickup truck and busted it open, DeSantis said.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
The social media post contained an image of the character Sister, a trans woman and clone trooper who was first introduced in the Star Wars novel The Queen’s Hope, according to the Star Wars Fandom wiki.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Oct. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The father of Elijah McClain was sentenced to 10 days in jail or home detention and received a 12-month deferred sentence for assaulting a Colorado State Patrol trooper during a drunken-driving arrest, according to the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2024
State troopers used a rope tied to a pickup truck and busted it open, DeSantis said.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
The social media post contained an image of the character Sister, a trans woman and clone trooper who was first introduced in the Star Wars novel The Queen’s Hope, according to the Star Wars Fandom wiki.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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trooper
noun
troop·er
ˈtrü-pər 
1
: a cavalry soldier
2
a
: a police officer who rides a horse
b
: a state police officer
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