duty officer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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When Issa’s wife reported the general had been abducted, Tévoédjrè naturally asked Capt. Samary, the QRF duty officer and secret plotter, to investigate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
When the call came in to the duty officer at MI6 headquarters on the evening of 4 March 2018, it was met with surprise and alarm.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
The duty officer collects information about weather forecasts, such as heat waves, atmospheric rivers and high winds, and may recommend initiating an adverse weather coordination conference call, according to EMD guidelines.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025
A fast-thinking Shoup quickly told his caller he was Santa, and as more calls came in, he assigned a duty officer to keep answering.
From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023
Then, remembering La Llorona’s words and the effect the ear pendant had on the duty officer at customs, I reached up to my left ear and flicked my index finger against the nestling orbs.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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