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police force

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a body of officers of the law mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal

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Recent Examples of police force Earlier this year, French, Italian, and Swiss police forces teamed up to bust a ring of wine fraudsters who were selling counterfeited Grand Cru wines (the premier designation of quality in French wine) for up to €15,000 a bottle. —

Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024 Mount Vernon's police force held a practice until at least the fall of 2022 to strip search every person placed under arrest, according to the report. —

Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024 More than four months on, however, Deadline understands the police force has made little progress. —

Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 The fatal crash happened after the police force in McColl – a town of about 2,000 residents near the state’s border with North Carolina -- walked off the job last week. —

Greg Norman, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for police force