as in police
a body of officers of the law
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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In the comics, the Thor Corp is Doom's personal police force, made up of alternate versions of Thor.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
According to La Policia Nacional, the country's national police force, Konanki was last seen entering the beach early Thursday morning at the Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana.
—Lorraine Taylor, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
The last time Missouri took control of St. Louis’ police force was just before the start of the Civil War, when the state’s secessionist-leaning leaders were trying to prevent police officers from taking up arms against the Confederacy.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
Sam Rockwell, 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2018) The darkly comic crime drama pits Frances McDormand's righteously furious mom against a police force that hasn't caught her daughter's killer.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
According to La Policia Nacional, the country's national police force, Konanki was last seen entering the beach early Thursday morning at the Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana.
—Lorraine Taylor, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
The last time Missouri took control of St. Louis’ police force was just before the start of the Civil War, when the state’s secessionist-leaning leaders were trying to prevent police officers from taking up arms against the Confederacy.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
Sam Rockwell, 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (2018) The darkly comic crime drama pits Frances McDormand's righteously furious mom against a police force that hasn't caught her daughter's killer.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20force. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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