as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
a crime novel set in the days when policemen were coppers and safecrackers were "yeggs"
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Recent Examples of copper
For Your Kitchen Sink Drain? Koch says that the acidity of vinegar can be hard on copper or brass pipes over time.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
White beans, also known as cannellini beans, are a good source of minerals like iron, zinc and copper.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
Zhang pointed out that the common smartphone has more than 30 chemical elements, Including things like lithium, copper and zinc, and rarer items as well.
—John Werner, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Scandic Builders emphasizes natural building, using long-lasting materials such as stone, cedar, slate, and copper to reduce its impact on the environment while incorporating the latest learnings on sustainability and conservation.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
White beans, also known as cannellini beans, are a good source of minerals like iron, zinc and copper.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
Zhang pointed out that the common smartphone has more than 30 chemical elements, Including things like lithium, copper and zinc, and rarer items as well.
—John Werner, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Scandic Builders emphasizes natural building, using long-lasting materials such as stone, cedar, slate, and copper to reduce its impact on the environment while incorporating the latest learnings on sustainability and conservation.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Procrastinating his one shopping task until the 11th hour, Howard spends Christmas Eve on a zany citywide hunt for the impossible-to-find Turbo Man action figure his son (Jake Lloyd) wants — and no amount of mall Santas, policemen or rival dads (Sinbad) can get in his way.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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A day later, the militants detonated a car bomb near a police station in Jenin, wounding three Palestinian policemen and two civilians.Barak Ravid, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
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Police told the person to drop their weapon, but the individual pointed it at officers.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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But in the meantime, John Idol, Capri’s chief executive officer and chairman, has gone into overdrive and is overseeing changes at Michael Kors personally.Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Beverly Hills cop movies, spanning three theatrical releases, counts $712M at the global box office; the fourth title Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F recently becoming a Netflix streaming hit.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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Todaro’s arrest was one of at least three busts of cops for drunken driving in the past four days, a period in which police holiday parties are held around the city.John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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A number of other Texas First Pledge signatories were elected to other offices, including Atascosa County constable, Brazos County commissioner and Smith County commissioner.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Gleason, 59, was running for his second term against Lindemann, a 58-year-old county constable for three years who had served 28 years in the Texas Department of Public Safety.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Copper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copper. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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