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Recent Examples of policewoman
On December 17, 2010, a policewoman confiscated the unlicensed vegetable cart of a twenty-six-year-old street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, in the small Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid.
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2011
It was caught on video June 3, 2024 Cellphone video shows Hernandez calling out for her father in Spanish before she’s pushed back by a policewoman.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Eleven protesters were injured, and a policewoman was killed: all the spokes of Matar’s lingering, melancholy new novel connect to this transforming event.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Mary Hamilton, New York City’s famous policewoman, was assigned to investigate.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2011
It was caught on video June 3, 2024 Cellphone video shows Hernandez calling out for her father in Spanish before she’s pushed back by a policewoman.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Eleven protesters were injured, and a policewoman was killed: all the spokes of Matar’s lingering, melancholy new novel connect to this transforming event.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Mary Hamilton, New York City’s famous policewoman, was assigned to investigate.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policewoman
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As Aqua returned home, Clint called fellow policeman Ellis Stagger (Richard Armitage) in a frantic hurry, asking him to run an address search for Aqua and send it to him immediately.Yasmin Garaad, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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As the authorities prepared to reopen the hospital and journalists waited, gang opened fire, killing several journalists and a policeman, while wounding others.Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
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Having been itching for some neighbors more along their wavelength, cop Danny (Scotsman Sam Heughan trying very hard to disguise his native accent), and yoga instructor Becka (Australian Jessica De Gouw allowed to use her own) waste little time in introducing themselves.Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ex-Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng, convicted of aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd, is scheduled to be released from federal prison today.Axios Twin Cities, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sutter patients wait too long for imaging tests, said Mark Sevco, the health systems’ chief operating officer.Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
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There was footage from the New Orleans tragedy where there are a number of officers captured on video.Steve Inskeep, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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The city's financial outlook was downgraded in November after residents approved propositions that require Dallas to hire hundreds more police officers and allow people to sue city government officials who don't follow the City Charter, city ordinances or state law.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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National Guard military police are assisting local police officers and the California Highway Patrol with both checkpoints and roving patrols in the evacuation areas.Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of car accidents were reported in Virginia, Indiana, Kansas and Kentucky, where a state trooper was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after his patrol car was hit.Hannah Fingerhut and Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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By midday Monday, state troopers in Maryland had responded to at least 475 calls for service, including 123 reported crashes and 156 unattended vehicles since 1 a.m., Maryland State Police said on social media post.Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bobby Justice, a former constable who previously lived in Pikeville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2018 for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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The constable got into the duplex and found a man and woman dead inside.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Policewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policewoman. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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