Special Branch
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The police sergeant said he wanted to tell Ms Norhayati what happened, as he felt what the Special Branch did was wrong.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
Special Branch, which typically handles national security and intelligence in the U.K., “never bothered to prepare overseas trips,” relying instead on local security forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Niven, who contributed to the documentary, said his father joined the RUC after a stint in the Army, rising through the ranks to become a detective superintendent in charge of Special Branch.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2024
Haggarty was asked by defence barrister Michael Borrelli KC: "Was the reason you gave Special Branch James Smyth's name because you knew he was someone Special Branch was interested in?"
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023
During the first two months of the case, the Crown entered some two thousand documents into the record and called two hundred ten witnesses, two hundred of whom were members of the Special Branch.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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