carabiniere
Americannoun
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carabinieri
plural
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a member of the Italian national police force, organized as a military unit and charged with maintaining public security and order as well as assisting local police.
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But last summer a local journalist arranged a meeting between the new carabiniere investigator, Col Luca Pietranera, and an art thief he had got to know in one of Piacenza's many bars.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2016
On a periodic checkup of the wine cellar, one carabiniere became suspicious of the pale rose color of the liquid.
From Time Magazine Archive
The carabiniere pulled him in behind the line of officers.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
A carabiniere went in after him and came out holding the man by the arm.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
There were four officers standing together, with a man in front of them with a carabiniere on each side of him.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
As soon as he showed his passport at check-in at the resort, the local carabinieri got an automatic alert.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The video feed later showed a number of carabinieri and firefighters peering into a manhole nearby as a crowd continued to mill about the square.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Each time, Italian carabinieri went to the house to check.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
A statement from a specialist unit of Italy's carabinieri police on Friday said the return of the artefacts was due to the cooperation between Italian and U.S. judicial authorities.
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2023
I looked, there were only the two carabinieri and the archway.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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